Sputnik- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev approved the Baku Declaration on deepening cooperation between Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia, signed by the heads of state in August, the president�s press service said on Thursday.

BAKU (Sputnik)�� The Azerbaijan�s Parliament adopted the Baku Declaration at�the end of�October.

"President of�Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev approved the law of�the Republic of�Azerbaijan on�adopting the joint declaration of�the presidents of�the Republic of�Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of�Iran and the Russian Federation," a press statement said.

The first trilateral summit of�Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia took place on�August 8 in�Baku. The countries discussed a wide range of�issues on�the international and regional agenda, as�well as�some specific projects of�cooperation.

The joint declaration signed by�the countries� leaders is aimed at�strengthening cooperation in�various spheres, intensifying political dialogue, developing transportation and communication infrastructure. The sides also vowed to�take joint efforts to�fight terrorism, arms smuggling and drug trafficking in�the region.