Envoy: Iran supports Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity
By Rashid Shirinov
Iran has always supported and continues to support the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen said during a press conference on September 19. The term of his office ends on September 22.
"Our position on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is very clear: we have always supported Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and we stand against the change of official borders," he said.
"We want settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and we are ready to render all possible assistance for this," the ambassador added.
During his leadership of the Iran’s Embassy to Azerbaijan, a lot of work has been held to improve the mutual trust between Tehran and Baku, and mutual ties developed, said Mohsen Pak Ayeen in the course of the press conference.
The Ambassador said his term of office completes on September 22, after that he will leave Azerbaijan. Mohsen Pak Ayeen was appointed as Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan in 2012.
Pak Ayeen also spoke about the development of Iran-Azerbaijan relations during his leadership of the diplomatic mission. “Today, bilateral relations between Iran and Azerbaijan are at a high level. During this time, the Presidents of Iran visited Azerbaijan three times, and the Azerbaijani President twice visited Iran.
The Ambassador added that the two countries have signed about 50 documents, economic ties developed, and the number of flights between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased. Stressing the future launching of the train Nakhichevan-Mashhad, Pak Ayeen noted that it will promote further development of relations between the two countries.
The Ambassador highly appreciated the role of media in development of bilateral relations, and added that through establishing close relations with media, it became possible to reduce the negative propaganda of external forces trying to damage the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan.
In conclusion, the Ambassador added that he felt in Azerbaijan as in his homeland.
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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov
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