The Iranian president was warmly received at Baku's Heydar Aliyev International Airport, by senior officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The visit to Baku comes on the heels of President Rouhani’s two-day visit to Turkmenistan, where he held intensive talks with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and signed 13 MoUs to consolidate bilateral ties.
In his visit to Baku, which comes at the official invitation of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Rouhani will discuss with his counterpart, bilateral, regional and international issues of concern.
He is also scheduled to attend a meeting of high-ranking delegations of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and he will also take part in a ceremony of signing of MoUs by officials of both countries.
President Rouhani will also co-chair the Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Cooperation Conference, and he will also inaugurate several projects and factories, including a joint automobile factory and the Astara railway station.
The two sides will also sign a cooperation document on oil and gas in the Caspian Sea, which is considered an important step in development of economic relations between Tehran and Baku.
Rouhani is accompanied by his chief of staff, economic adviser, as well as ministers of roads and urban development, industry, and energy.
