IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: "BY HELPING SOLVE THE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT, WE WANT TO FULFILL OUR DUTY OF BROTHERHOOD"
APA
Feb 25 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Lachin Sultanova, Suleyman Farzaliyev – APA. Iranian ambassador
to Azerbaijan Mahammad Bagir Bahrami held a press conference, APA
reports. The ambassador said on February 26 he will leave for Iran to
attend the seminars of Iranian ambassadors in foreign countries. He
will stay there for two weeks. He said after the visit of Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to Iran a new stage began in the
relations of the two countries.
The diplomat said the visit of speaker of Azerbaijani parliament
Ogtay Asadov to Iran was very important, he held high-level meetings
in Tehran for two days, the third day on his request he met with
governor of Tabriz, visited mausoleum of poets, got acquainted with
the industrial facilities, drove the tractor made there, that tractor
was presented to Azerbaijan.
Asked how Iran would help solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the
ambassador said Iran wanted to fulfill its duty of brotherhood.
"We want to help solve the conflict. Let the officials of the regional
countries meet, discuss, put forward their programs," he said.
Asked whether events on Khojaly genocide would be held in Iran,
Bahrami offered his condolences to Azerbaijani people and state in
connection with the tragedy.
"We condemn the persons, who caused this tragedy and their actions,"
he said.
The ambassador said he did not know what events would be held in Iran,
but his advisor attended the event in Baku and made a ten-minute
speech.