The Presidents of Iran and Turkmenistan emphasised the strengthening of border cooperation and facilitating trade, stressing the promotion of economic and trade cooperation to increase the level of relations between the two countries.
Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan signed a trilateral agreement on swap gas supplies in Ashgabat on Sunday.
The signing took place in the presence of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi.
According to the agreement, annually from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan through Iran will be sent from one and a half to two billion cubic meters of gas.
What Happened: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a decree appointing Mohammed Eslami the new head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, replacing veteran nuclear scientist Ali Akbar Salehi, the Tehran Times reported Aug. 29.
