Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sits beside an aide taking notes during a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, on October 9, 2026. According to Azerbaijan s presidency, the leaders reviewed recent bilateral contacts and a recent visit by an Azerbaijani delegation to Iran, said work on the Aghband-Kalaleh project had reached its final stage and discussed follow-up on agreements from their previous meeting in Bishkek. Aliyev also noted Iran s first participation as a non-member state in the CIS Plus format. Turkmenbashi Turkmenistan - ZUMAi98_ 20261009_zih_i98_092

October 9, 2026, Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sits beside an aide taking notes during a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, on October 9, 2026. According to Azerbaijan s presidency, the leaders reviewed recent bilateral contacts and a recent visit by an Azerbaijani delegation to Iran, said work on the Aghband-Kalaleh project had reached its final stage and discussed follow-up on agreements from their previous meeting in Bishkek. Aliyev also noted Iran s first participation as a non-member state in the CIS Plus format. Turkmenbashi Turkmenistan - ZUMAi98_ 20261009_zih_i98_092