AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS WITH IRAN’S PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER AND OTHER TOP OFFICIALS

APA
Feb 22 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku. Suleyman Farzaliyev – APA. Speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament
Ogtay Asadov met with the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad within his visit to Iran.

They discussed the development of relations between the two
countries, APA reports quoting AzerTac news agency. Peace talks
over the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Karabakh conflict, ways of
the development of economic relations between Azerbaijan and Iran,
extension of cultural and humanitarian relations and other issues
were also in the focus of attention.

Ogtay Asadov said liberation of Azerbaijani lands occupied by the
Armenian military forces would be key factor in long-term peace and
stability in the region. He said the conflict could be solved by three
ways. First way is implementation of the norms of international law
as a result of efforts by the international organizations, second
method of economic pressure and the regional countries have large
opportunities in this field. The last way is the solution by use
of force.

Azerbaijan advocates for the peaceful solution to the conflict and
continues its efforts in this direction.

According to Iran’s ISNA agency, Ahmadinejad said other factors had no
influence on the Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. The Iranian president
emphasized good prospects of development of relations between the two
countries and said ceasing of visa regime for Azerbaijani travelers
to Iran is an "expression of respect to the Azerbaijani people".

The Azerbaijani parliament speaker met with the Iran’s foreign
minister Manuchehr Mottaki as well. According to the Iranian media,
they discussed bilateral relations between the countries. The Iranian
foreign minister said the third countries had no relation to the
Azerbaijani-Iranian relations.

Regional and bilateral relations, as well as inter-parliamentary
relations were on agenda during the Asadov’s meeting with the Iranian
parliament speaker Ali Larijani. They talked about the historic
friendship between Azerbaijani and Iranian people and discussed the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The Azerbaijani parliament speaker met with the Secretary General of
the Iran’s Supreme Council of National Security Said Jalili.

The speaker also visited Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran.