AYATOLLAH AMELI PLAYED UP TO AZERIS, ARMENIAN EXPERT SAYS
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 10, 2011 – 12:06 AMT
The statement by Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli should be viewed
as a show of respect put up for the benefit of Azerbaijanis, who,
inspired by the perspective of starting an Islamic revolution in the
country, are worried over any sort of Iranian-Armenian cooperation,
an expert said.
As Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Ayatollah
Ameli decided to play up to Azerbaijanis to refute accusations of
‘betrayal of Islamic values’.
“During Karabakh war, Iran provided Armenia’s food safety. No military
cooperation was discussed at the time. However, last autumn Azerbaijan
requested Iran for a pass-through for a quick march to Fizuli,
Jebrail and Zangelan and was refused point-blank,” the expert stressed.
Recently, Iranian Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli stated that Iran
supplied weapons to Azeri troops who experienced armament shortage
while fighting in battles for Shushi.
From: A. Papazian
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