Iran's Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan said Tehran is determined to further expand economic relations with Baku within the framework of good neighborly ties.

Iran PressAsia: Addressing a ceremony here to celebrate the victory anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, Abbas Mousavi also pointed to the birth anniversary of the revered daughter of the Holy Islamic Prophet Hadrat Fatimah which is designated as "mother's day".

He further described the Republic of Azerbaijan as a permanent and eternal friend that has very sincere relations with Iran and said the two countries strongly support boosting bilateral cooperation.

The ambassador went on to say that the Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported the Republic of Azerbaijan and has never withheld its full support from the country.

Mousavi referred to the expansion of relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan has been one of Iran's regional policy priorities and believed Iran's support for the country's independence, and the exchange of visits between presidents and other high-ranking officials of the two countries indicate the importance of the development of relations in many areas.

The Iranian ambassador said as President Ilham Aliyev mentioned earlier, the borders of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan are borders of friendship which can create new cooperation projects for the relations between the two countries.

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