Iranian Minister of Communications arrives in Azerbaijan

Iranian Minister of Communications Reza Taghipour arrived in Azerbaijan, spokesman for the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan Abbas Iskandari told Trend.

During the meeting with Azerbaijani Communications and IT Minister Ali Abbasov, Taghipour plans to discuss the current state of bilateral relations in the telecommunications sector and their further development.

It is not specified whether any documents will be signed during the visit.

At present, Azerbaijan and Iran test Secured Transfer of Electronic Financial Information (STEFI).

The cooperation with Iran in the field of postal communication is implemented within a memorandum signed between the Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry and the Iranian Ministry of Information and Communication in Tehran on March 10, 2009.

Azerbaijan and Iran already have a preliminary agreement on cooperation in the field of money transfer, international mail, surface mail to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic via Iran, and the joint publication of postage stamps.

The agreement provides for regular bilateral meetings.


/Trend/