TEHRAN – Chiefs of the Iranian and Azeri border police on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement to boost security at common borders, IRNA reported.

Brigadier General Qassem Rezaei from Iran and Colonel General Elchin Isa Oglu Guliyev from Azerbaijan signed the agreement. According to the pact, the two sides will boost exchange of intelligence and cooperation in fighting drug trafficking along the borders.

The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a meeting of border guard commanders of Iran and Azerbaijan in Baku.

MH/PA