IRANIAN PARLIAMENT’S VICE SPEAKER MOHAMMADREZA BAHUNAR: "I EXPRESSED THE NATION’S OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE SOLUTION TO NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT" – EXCLUSIVE
APA
Feb 23 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Suleyman Farzaliyev – APA. "I am saying once again that Iran is
together with Azerbaijan either on the solution to Nagorno Karabakh
conflict or other issues", vice Chairman of the Islamic Council Mejlis
Mohammadreza Bahunar told APA exclusively.
The Vice Speaker said it was official position of the Azerbaijani
government. "I am not first expressing this position. The president
of the country also made statements for many times that Iran and
Azerbaijan are close friends and fraternal countries and we are always
ready to help Azerbaijan. This is our official position".
Bahunar expressed opinion about the statement by spokesman for the
Iranian embassy in Armenia Ardashir Javad: "The people are sometimes
talking off hand. Take no notice of them. I don’t know Ardashir and
I don’t regard to his words".
In his meeting with the speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ogtay
Asadov, Bahunar said Iran supported territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
and would continue its international efforts for returning Nagorno
Karabakh to Azerbaijan. Iranian embassy’s spokesman in Armenia Ardashir
Javad said it was Bahunar’s personal opinion and the nation’s position
was expressed by the President, Foreign Minister or the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.