IRANIAN PRESIDENT TALKS WITH AZERI, ARMENIAN COUNTERPARTS ON PHONE
Fars News Agency
June 20 2011
Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in separate phone
conversations with his Azeri and Armenian counterparts Ilham Aliyev
and Serzh Sargsian discussed ways to reinvigorate Tehran’s bilateral
and regional cooperation with its two Northern neighbors.
During the phone talks, the presidents discussed ways to bolster
bilateral and regional cooperation in various fields, particularly
a joint campaign against terrorism.
Ahmadinejad stressed the importance of bolstering collective
cooperation and adopting strategies to eradicate terrorism in both
phone conversations with the Azeri and Armenian presidents.
Iran has been the “main victim” of Western-sponsored terrorism since
the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution in the country.
Iran along with many other Muslim countries have criticized the
western countries’ selective approach towards terrorism, specially
after the September 11 attacks in the US.
The country is due to hold an International Conference on Campaign
against Terrorism in Tehran from June 22 to 23 with officials of more
than 80 countries as well as regional and international organizations
in attendance.