President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Ali Shamkhani extended Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi’s greetings to the head of state. President Ilham Aliyev thanked for Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi`s greetings and asked Ali Shamkhani to convey his greetings to the Iranian President.

During the conversation, the head of state recalled with pleasure his meeting with President of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the 6th Summit of the Heads of State of the Caspian littoral states in Ashgabat, noting that they exchanged views on the development of bilateral cooperation at the meeting.

Ali Shamkhani congratulated the people of Azerbaijan on restoring the territorial integrity of the country. He emphasized that Iran is interested in developing good neighborly and friendly relations with Azerbaijan and that it always attaches great significance to expanding relations with our country.

The sides exchanged views on the issues related to the bilateral agenda, including the development of transport and communication connections between Iran and Azerbaijan, as well as regional issues.