TEHRAN – The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan will meet in Baku on August 8.

“The eighth of August 2016 at the invitation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will visit Baku to participate in the first trilateral meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia,” Ria Novosti quoted a source in the Kermlin as saying on Tuesday.

It is expected that Putin, Aliyev and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will discuss issues of international and regional policy, the prospects for establishing practical cooperation, particularly in the areas of energy and transport.

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