5 June: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber discussed strengthening ties and agreed on a road-transport route plan.

On June 5, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber discussed strengthening historical ties and brotherly relations in a phone conversation. They emphasized the importance of implementing agreements made during a previous meeting and discussed plans for a road-transport route connecting Azerbaijan's Zangilan district with Nakhchivan via Iranian territory. Aliyev also extended condolences to Iran over the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and others.