Turkmenbashi:Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have emphasized the importance of continuing the implementation of agreements reached at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit earlier this year.
According to Anadolu Agency, the discussions took place in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, during a leaders' summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Both presidents expressed satisfaction with their previous meetings, telephone communications, and the visit of an Azerbaijani delegation to Iran. President Pezeshkian highlighted the historic ties between the two nations and expressed gratitude for Azerbaijan's supportive stance during recent events in Iran.
President Aliyev noted Iran's participation in the Commonwealth of Independent States Plus format as a non-member state for the first time. Both leaders were pleased with the progress of the Aghband-Kelaleh project, which is nearing completion.
The leaders acknowledged that efforts are ongoing by both countries to implement the issues discussed in their previous meeting in Bishkek, aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation. Both presidents arrived in Turkmenistan to take part in CIS events and the Caspian environment summit with other Caspian littoral states. Their last in-person meeting was on August 31 at the SCO summit in the Kyrgyz capital.