Baku dispatches humanitarian assistance to Iran

Azerbaijan has sent humanitarian assistance to Iran to help meet the current needs of the neighbouring country’s population, following a recent conversation between the two countries’ leaders.

According to APA News Agency, the aid shipment was dispatched in line with a telephone conversation held on March 8, 2026, between the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian.

Acting on instructions from President Aliyev, humanitarian supplies were transported to Iran by vehicles of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan.

The cargo includes 10 tons of flour, 6 tons of rice, 2.4 tons of sugar, more than 4 tons of water, about 600 kilograms of tea, and approximately 2 tons of medicines and medical supplies.

The aid was sent to address the current needs of the friendly and neighbouring Iranian people.

By Tamilla Hasanova