TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for Azerbaijan's capital Baku on Tuesday to attend the fifth trilateral meeting with his Azeri and Turkish counterparts, Press TV reported.
Zarif and his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov along with Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu will exchange views on a broad range of issues in various economic fields, including transit, transportation, energy and customs, according to the report.
They will also exchange views about issues of common interest in technical and trade sectors as well as political and regional cooperation, particularly ways to promote peace and stability in the region.
On Monday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said the three foreign ministers would discuss ways to enhance cooperation on the basis of common interest and consolidate regional prosperity, stability and security.
Also, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said Zarif, Mammadyarov and Cavusoglu would hold a joint press conference after their meeting.
The fourth session of trilateral meeting was held in the Iranian city of Ramsar in the northern Mazandaran Province in April 2016. At the end of the session, foreign ministers of Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey issued a statement and signed two documents to strengthen trilateral cooperation and improve peace and security in the region.
