IRAN’S NEW AMBASSADOR CONFERS WITH AZERI FM
Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran
March 12 2007
Iran’s new Ambassador to Baku Nasser Hamidi Zare conferred on Monday
with Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mahhadyarov and submitted a copy
of his credentials letter to him.
In the meeting, the Azeri minister welcomed the new Iranian ambassador
and called for broadening of friendly ties between the two countries.
He said that he would pay a visit to Tehran in the near future
to attend Iran-Azerbaijani Joint Economic Commission meeting and
expressed hope to witness further expansion of constructive ties
between the two sides.
The Azeri foreign minister said the international issues should be
resolved through diplomacy and underlined the significant role of
neighboring countries in Karabakh conflict and withdrawal of Armenian
forces from occupied lands.
The new Iranian ambassador, for his part, lauded the stands
of Azerbaijan in dealing with Iran’s developments and voiced the
readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to further broaden political
and economic cooperation and help put an end to the current regional
conflicts.
With reliance on political wills of both countries, Iran is to spare no
efforts to promote all-out expansion of ties between the two countries,
he said.