The two sides had very extensive discussions about opening communications in the region, consequently agreeing to activate the South Araz corridor in the future, according to Amir-Abdollahian. Aliyev said the positive dynamism in bilateral relations is a source of delight for the Azerbaijani government as well. He applauded the growing dynamism in the development of economic and trade relations between Iran and Azerbaijan.
We believe that the meeting will have positive results,” he said.ĭuring a visit to Baku to attend the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement last week, Iran’s top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, where they discussed mutual relations, as well as important regional and international issues.
“At this meeting, negotiations will be held on transport, energy, water resources sharing and a number of other areas. He said there are many economic projects between Azerbaijan and Iran, some of them are being implemented, while some are being discussed.Īlong this line, a meeting of the co-chairs of the Azerbaijani-Iranian intergovernmental commission is planned in the future, according to Bayramov. “Tehran-Baku relations are very important for Azerbaijan from the point of view of regional development and security,” Jeyhun Bayramov said, Trend News Agency reported. Iranian state media said that Salehi, who like Moscow and Beijing has called for an internal resolution without foreign interference, was to meet Assad in Damascus on Wednesday and propose ways to resolve the Syrian crisis.Azerbaijan’s foreign minister said Baku has always been interested in the positive development of relations with Tehran despite recent tensions between the two neighbors. International powers seem to be equally deadlocked along old Cold War lines, with Western powers backing the Syrian opposition, and Russia and China blocking any U.N.-mandated intervention aimed at dislodging Assad. Egyptian officials did not say why no one else came in his place. Underlining the inherent tensions, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister stayed away from the Cairo meeting of the contact group on Monday. Rebels say that Iranian forces are helping Assad militarily. Tehran has acknowledged having members of its security forces there, but only in an advisory role. Shi’ite Muslim power Iran has supported Assad, whose Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam, has dominated the country for decades. Other Sunni Muslim countries in the region are also throwing their weight behind the mostly Sunni-led uprising in Syria. Saudi Arabia and Turkey are actively supporting Syrian rebels and are believed to be training them as well. Violence has intensified and spread across this large, pivotal Arab country and more than 200,000 refugees have flooded into neighbouring states. A United Nations mission pulled out most of its observers for similar reasons. The first, a regional Arab League group of observers, left in protest at a continued escalation of violence with little sign of political reform pledged by Assad. Two monitoring missions in Syria have already unravelled. “Salehi suggested the sending of observers from the four countries to monitor the cessation of violence, the conducting of dialogue, emphasising the need for a sense of integration and national unity and Syrian territory,” IRNA news agency reported. Iran has stuck by Assad while Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey have demanded the president step down. The new grouping is an awkward combination of supporters and opponents of the uprising. Given mutual mistrust within the quartet, it was unclear whether Salehi’s proposal had much prospect of success.
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