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The Iranian government has authorized the opening of the Armenian chief consulate in the city of Tabriz densely populated by Azeris.
The country's first vice-president submitted a relevant draft to the foreign ministry last week, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency said.
Azeris living in Tabriz have protested the move, sending appeals to the head of state, the local government, the foreign ministry and the parliament.
A group of Azeri intellectuals have met with Akbar Alami, a staunch advocate of Azeris' rights in the neighboring country who represents Tabriz in the Iranian parliament, to convey their objections.
The authorization for the opening of the Armenian consulate comes amid a start in investments in industrial enterprises in northern Iran (Iranian Azerbaijan).
Two Armenian industrial groups have launched operation in the past month to build aluminum and concrete-producing plants in Iran's Ardebil province.
Iran's Tabnak news website reported that Armenian officials visited the Azeri-populated regions of the country in 2004 for the first time to discuss issues of economic cooperation and investments, but the visit did not produce any results due to public outcry.
After it was discovered that some members of the delegation arrived in Iran from the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh region and other Armenia-occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Azeri activists took to the streets in Ardebil and launched a sit-in protest at the Sercheshme Mosque.
The protests were marred with violence by security forces and arrests.
Nonetheless, Armenian representatives seeking investments in the agriculture sector had to withdraw from the region, which is known for its prolific land.