Iran Press/ Asia: Abbas Mousavi said on Saturday: "The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan have always had very good, close and sincere relations as two neighbors, and Iranian and the Azeri officials know that these relationships have enemies and ill-wishers."
Referring to the recent efforts of some media outlets to undermine the relations between the two countries, he said that those who are guided from outside could not disrupt the friendly relations between the two countries.
Referring to the recent tripartite meeting of the study centers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey in Baku, he said: "In this meeting, we examined all these issues and we all realized that the third parties are involved."
The people of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan are close relatives, and there are many families living on both sides of the Aras River, the diplomat noted, and the obscene words spoken by others against the two nations will soon end.
Mousavi pointed to his two recent meetings with Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Office of the President of Azerbaijan and negotiations on various bilateral political, economic and cultural issues.
"In the second meeting, the Azeri official conveyed good messages from the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, which are very friendly, and very strategic messages," the diplomat stated.
In another part of his remarks with the reporters about the arrival of Iranian fuel trucks in Qarabagh, Mousavi highlighted: "This issue was reviewed and it was found that some transport companies acted arbitrarily in this regard and therefore they were warned of respecting the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan."
Referring to the Islamic Republic of Iran's opposition to any occupation, the Iranian ambassador to Baku said: "We adhere to the principles and values according to which any occupation and separatism are condemned in our view."
The diplomat highlighted the Islamic Republic of Iran's support for the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan and underlined that Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, explicitly stated last year that the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan must be preserved and respected and all territories occupied by Armenia must return to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
He also stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran was the first country to welcome the initiatives of the President of Azerbaijan for six-party regional cooperation and considered it in the interest of all countries in the region and the world.
In conclusion, referring to the new administration in Iran, Mousavi added that given the beginning of the new Iranian administration's term in office and the new policy pursued by Raisi's Administration, which is to expand cooperation with neighbors, the highest level of relations between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan is expected.
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