MP: Iran, Azerbaijan of same flesh and bone

Iran and Azerbaijan are to a great part of the same flesh and bone and their relations are of deep roots, Iranian MP Alireza Monadi said.

The two nations share the same religion and Azerbaijan shares a lot in language and ethnicity with the people of northwestern Iran, he told Trend August 7.

Noting President Hassan Rouhani’s ongoing visit to Azerbaijan, the MP said that relying on their common grounds, the two countries can enjoy a lot of cooperation in various fields to contribute to their own prosperity and the well-being of the region.

Rouhani arrived in Azerbaijan on official visit Aug.7 upon invitation from his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev.

Rouhani and Aliyev will follow up the implementation of already reached agreements in commerce, industry, energy, culture, banking, consular facilities and telecommunications, in particular, in railway transportation.

Ilham Aliyev last visited Tehran on February 23, where officials of the two neighboring countries signed 11 documents on cooperation in transportation, cross-border transfers of electricity, health and medical sciences, customs regulations, and the trade of oil and natural gas.

/By Trend/