‘The Azerbaijan-Iran-Russia trilateral cooperation format has great potential. This is an important, new geopolitical initiative’, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev stated at the Trilateral Summit of the heads of state of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia in Baku.

The trilateral cooperation will serve for ensuring peace, security and stability in the region, the President said.

“The economic cooperation, the trilateral cooperation in transportation and energy will ensure the improvement of our peoples’ wellbeing”.

This format will hold a rightful and worthy place on international arena, the President stressed.

“Today, we showed an example of good neighborliness,” he said. “Today, we proved that if there is mutual respect, goodwill, if our wishes are sincere, we can protect our countries from risks in the unstable region full of crises and conflicts, strengthen the stability and intensify the cooperation.”