TEHRAN- Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, the commander of the Iranian Navy, has visited the Republic of Azerbaijan to discuss strategies to enhance military cooperation between the two countries.

The commander of the Iranian Navy landed in Baku on Monday, leading a military delegation.

Back in September, Baku hosted a meeting of Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Military Commission.

Earlier in August, during a phone conversation with Azeri Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri praised the growing degree of collaboration, engagement, and links between the armed forces of Iran and the Azerbaijan Republic.

“We believe the armed forces can contribute to boosting friendship and fraternity between the two countries,” the Iranian top general said, stressing that peace and security along the common borders can only be achieved through cooperation and unity among neighboring countries and that the presence of aliens in the region would lead to tensions.

In a phone conversation between the foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan on November 18, the Azerbaijani side underscored the need for dialogue and regional mechanisms without the intervention of trans-regional countries.