Focus News, Bulgaria
March 3 2007

Azeri minister urges Iran to continue efforts to settle Karabakh
crisis

3 March 2007 | 21:11 | FOCUS News Agency

Baku. Azeri National Security Minister Eldar Mahmudov on Saturday
called on Iran to continue its efforts to settle the Karabakh crisis,
the Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
In a meeting with outgoing Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Afshar
Soleymani, he also called for further expansion of Tehran-Baku
cooperation in all fields. Referring to the exchange visits of the
two countries’ officials, he said these visits have effectively
promoted all-out bilateral cooperation. He said Baku will never
forget the precious assistance Iran gave during the difficult years
following Azerbaijan’s independence as well as its role in trying to
effect a settlement of the Karabakh dispute. Soleymani, on his part,
urged the two sides to strengthen their relations.