In a meeting between Farzaneh Sadegh, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, and Shahin Mustafayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, both sides highlighted significant progress in economic and transport cooperation over the past year. Sadegh, who co-chairs the Joint Economic Commission, emphasized the expansion of transport and trade relations between the two countries. She noted that following the Iranian president’s visit to Azerbaijan, major advances were achieved in banking facilitation and the launch of direct flights between Tabriz and Baku. Other key areas of cooperation include joint oil block development, extension of gas swap agreements with Nakhchivan, and the transit of Russian gas to Iran via Azerbaijan. The Iranian minister announced that the Azerbaijani delegation will visit Shahid Rajaee Port, with the possibility of signing a cooperation memorandum.