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Dorian Jones

Azerbaijan and Turkey build bridges amid declining influence of Iran

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left)) and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyv, are attempting to deepen economic and trade ties between the countries. AFP - HANDOUT

With Iran suffering setbacks in Syria and Lebanon, regional rivals Azerbaijan and Turkey are stepping up efforts to secure a strategic goal through the Zangezur corridor project that Tehran had been blocking.

Turkish and Azerbaijani foreign ministers met in January in both Baku and Istanbul as part of efforts to deepen economic and trade cooperation.

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