Tasnim – Officials from Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan attended an online meeting on shipping industry and communications.

The Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies held the meeting on Monday.

Participants in the webinar discussed various issues relating to shipping industry, communications, and advanced technologies.

Iran’s Ambassador to Baku Seyed Abbas Mousavi delivered a speech to the opening of the online meeting.

In May, senior presidential officials from Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan weighed plans to promote the economic ties between the two neighbors regardless of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Iranian and Azeri top officials maintain that closer Tehran-Baku relationship is beneficial not only to both nations but also to the region.