Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on July 11 to ratify the “Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the coordination of railways of Azerbaijan and Iran”, which was signed in Tehran 23 February 2016.

Under another presidential order, the “Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on cooperation in continuing the construction and operation of Khudafarin and Giz Galasi hydro-junctions and hydro power plants on the Araz River, the use of energy and water resources” was ratified.