Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Tuesday


Azerbaijani media distort Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson's
statement on Armenia


YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani media once again
tried to distort the statements of Iran’s foreign ministry
spokesperson Bahram Qassemi on Armenia, reports Armenpress.

Expert on Iranian studies Armen Israyelyan says this time the talk is
about the question of a reporter of the Azerbaijani APA news agency
addressed to Qassemi related to the Armenian foreign minister’s visit
to Israel.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson responded to the question in
the following way: “Iran has had good relations with Armenia since
independence, Armenia is one of those neighbors with which we have
little problems. Armenia builds its political relations, and we have
no plan to interfere in that country’s internal affairs, but, knowing
Israel, we are confident that its actions are not directed towards
establishment of stability, therefore, we urge our Armenian friends to
carefully follow Israel’s actions in the region, we are convinced that
Armenia is informed about this issue”.

Whereas the Azerbaijani source, although its headline was somehow
similar to the Iranian foreign ministry’s statement, contained a
formulation different from the main content which is the following:
“…We advice Armenians to carefully follow their actions in the
Caucasus region”.

“Such behavior is perhaps linked with the fact that Azerbaijan
understands that it is Baku which is taking part in Israel’s
anti-Iranian actions for many years”, the expert on Iranian studies
said.