ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 5 2005
NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT FAVORS AZERBAIJAN: AFSHAR SULEYMANI
YEREVAN, June 5. /ARKA/. The newly elected Iranian President Mahmud
Akhmadinejad has a positive attitude to Azerbaijan, and the bilateral
relations will be improved during his presidency, Iranian Ambassador
to Azerbaijan Afshar Suleimani told reporters in Baku. Mahmud
Akhmadinejad has a very favorable attitude to Azerbaijan. When he was
Deputy of Ardebil he paid a visit to Azerbaijan and contributed to
the Azerbaijani-Iranian cooperation in every way, the Ambassador
said. According to him, the new Iranian President played a unique
role in supplying fuel to Nakhichevan. Speaking of the new
president’s attitude to the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, Suleimani
pointed out that Iran has always supported Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity and helped refugees and forcibly displaced persons.
Commenting on Armenian-Iranian relations, the Ambassador said that
his country’s foreign policy is based on the Constitution. He
stressed that special importance is attached to good neighborly
relations. Pointing out that any change in Iran’s position depends on
negotiations, Suleimani added that bilateral and pentalateral
meetings will be continued. Friendly neighboring countries must not
have any problems, he said.
At the same time, Ambassador Suleimani accused those raining the
issue of Southern Azerbaijan of causing serious damage to
Azerbaijan.He said that raising this issue does not meet Azerbaijan’s
interests. He asked what those raising this issue have done for
Azerbaijan’s independence and territorial integrity. P.T. -0–
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress