BAKU, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijan has dispatched an additional batch of humanitarian aid to Iran on the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev, the state news agency AZERTAC reported on Wednesday.
The aid was organized following a telephone conversation on March 8, 2026, between Aliyev and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, to address the needs of the neighboring country.
The consignment comprises 82 tons of aids, including 76 tons of food and foodstuffs, four tons of medicines, and two tons of medical equipment, transported by five trucks, along with festive gifts and Nowruz-related items ahead of the upcoming holiday.
Iran's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mojtaba Demirchilou, told reporters that Tehran welcomed Azerbaijan being the first country to send humanitarian assistance to Iran. He added that several third countries have approached Azerbaijan with requests to use its territory as a transit route for delivering assistance to Iran. ■
