<p dir="ltr"><span>IRNA – Expansion of relations with neighboring countries, Azerbaijan in particular, is among strategic policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand said during a meeting in Tehran with his Azeri counterpart Shahin Mustafayev. <br> He said that Azerbaijan has a special place in Iran’s foreign policy. <br> The Azeri minister, for his part, voiced his country’s readiness to help complete the remaining parts of the Rasht-Astara railway project. <br> Mustafayev welcomed the 74% growth in trade exchanges between Iran and Azerbaijan which he said amounted to $450 million last year.<br> <br class="t-last-br"> </span></p>