Azerbaijan and Iran reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Communications and High Technologies said Nov. 8.

The cooperation of the sides in this area has been recently discussed in Baku by Azerbaijani Minister of Communications and High Technologies Ali Abbasov and Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology, co-chairman of the Azerbaijan-Iran intergovernmental commission on trade-economic and humanitarian cooperation Mahmoud Vaezi, the ministry said.

Vaezi said that the cooperation areas offered by Azerbaijan up till now are acceptable and Iran is ready to cooperate in all areas of the ICT sector.

He stressed the importance of expanding the cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, postal services and the opportunity of Iran’s using the resources of Azerbaijan’s telecommunication satellite.

Moreover, Vaezi confirmed his participation in the upcoming ministerial meeting to be held as part of the BakuTel-2014 international exhibition and conference (December 2-5).

He also confirmed Iranian companies’ participation in the exhibition, the achievements to be exhibited in Iran’s national pavilion.

BakuTel leading specialized exhibition and conference will celebrate the 20th anniversary this year.

At present, more than 100 companies confirmed their participation at this exhibition. Among the participants are the leading IT-companies, mobile operators, telecommunication operators, Internet service providers, system integrators, distributors of well-known brands of Azerbaijan.

The exhibition will feature the national stands of several countries. Their participation will be supported by the ministry. Great attention will be paid to the start-ups. The special stands have been created for them this year.

Traditionally, "BakuTel-2014" exhibition will feature a business program, which will include conferences, workshops, round tables, business and Internet forums.

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