Trade exchanges between Tehran and Baku increased by over 60 percent, in the last seven months, said the governor general of Iran's northwestern province of Ardabil.
Majid Khodabakhsh added that Iran-Azerbaijan trade turnover in the seven months to October 21 increased by 65 percent, Trend News Agency reported.
Khodabakhsh headed a provincial delegation on an official visit to Azerbaijan Republic last week.
During the visit, he held talks with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev, Minister of Agriculture Heydar Asadov and Minister of Emergency Situations Colonel General Kamaladdin Heydarov as well as Head of Sumgayit City Executive Authority Zakir Farajov, the report added.
In his meetings, Khodabaksh pointed to prospects for joint investment between Iran and Azerbaijan, noting that there are appropriate grounds for enhancing ties between the two nations in fields such as oil, gas, food and agriculture.
Ardabil exported goods valued at about $57 million to Azerbaijan over the past year. The main export items from the province included potatoes, poultry, ceramics and sanitary ware.
