ArmInfo. On January 24 Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Baku as part of a regional tour. According to Turan with reference to IRNA, Zarif will be received by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and other officials.
The topic of the meetings will be "various aspects of bilateral relations and cooperation, as well as regional issues". In particular, they will discuss "the opportunities for cooperation created in the region after the <liberation> of territories in Nagorno-Karabakh, including the participation of Iranian companies in the restoration of Nagorno-Karabakh," the report says.
Earlier, the media reported that Zarif will also visit Moscow, Tbilisi and Yerevan, where he will discuss the issue of the Iranian side's participation in regional processes.
"In addition, Iran is concerned about plans to build a railroad and road to Nakhichevan via Armenia. This reduces the role of Iran, since until now Azerbaijan's land and air communications with Nakhchivan were carried out through Iranian territory. Tehran also persistently and at all levels offers its participation in the restoration of infrastructure in the "liberated territories", the newspaper reports.
To note, press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Nagdalnya told ArmInfo today that Zarif will visit Yerevan on January 27. The Iranian Minister is scheduled to meet with the top leadership of Armenia. Among the issues on the agenda of the talks is the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh.