ArmenPress
Jan 10 2005

IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO BAKU SAYS SIGNIFICANCE OF TEHRAN’S TIES WITH
YEREVAN OFTEN EXAGGERATED

YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, ARMENPRESS: In an interview with an
Azerbaijani Day.az online newspaper, Iranian ambassador Afshar
Suleiman shrugged off allegations that his country’s cooperation with
Armenia may harm Azeri-Iranian relations.
“There are Armenian-Iranian ties but they are not directed against
Azerbaijan. The significance of these ties are often exaggerated,”
the ambassador said.
“Armenia and Iran have signed an agreement on building a gas
pipeline which is supposed to be completed by 2007. Before the
pipeline is built the region may see extensive changes, particularly,
Armenia and Azerbaijan may resolve their problems,” he was quoted as
saying.
The ambassador said also Iran would not use the Iran-Armenia
pipeline against Azerbaijan. stressing that Iran-Armenia ties may
benefit Azerbaijan, as Iran may help promote the resolution of the
Nagorno Karabagh conflict.