Momeni: Border Security and Combating Organized Crime Are Priorities

During his trip to Baku, the Interior Minister identified border security, transit, combating organized crime, migration and narcotics as the focus of bilateral talks, and emphasized cooperation between Tehran and Baku.

During his visit to Baku, the Minister of Interior identified border security, traffic, dealing with organized crime, immigration and drugs as the focus of bilateral talks and emphasized the cooperation between Tehran and Baku.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Minister of Interior Iskandar Momeni, upon his arrival in Baku, stated that relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan are long-standing and have many kinships and commonalities. The policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the policy of neighborhood and attention to the neighbors and the region.

Momeni, who visited the country at the official invitation of the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Azerbaijan, added that the development of relations with the neighbors is the priority of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Republic of Azerbaijan has a special place in the foreign policy of Iran. Naturally, in this trip, security issues, traffic, dealing with organized crime, immigration and drugs are on the agenda.

Emphasizing that the relations between the two countries are at a good level, he added: Border security depends on the interaction, cooperation and coordination of the countries on both sides of the border.

According to Ambassador Arjan, a meeting with the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Minister of Emergency Situations and other officials of this country is on the agenda with the aim of developing bilateral cooperation, including security and border relations.

In this trip, the Minister of the Interior is accompanied by Sajdinia, the head of the country's crisis management organization, Emami Yeganeh, the governor of Ardabil, Haqshanas, the governor of Gilan, Rezazadeh, a member of the parliament's national security and foreign policy commission, Khajenejad, advisor to the minister and the head of the information center, and Javaheri, the advisor to the minister and the head of international affairs of the Ministry of Interior.