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Iran: Misunderstandings With Azerbaijan Disappeared

Iran: Misunderstandings With Azerbaijan Disappeared

Iranian Parliament Speaker Muhammed Bakir Kalibaf said that there have been some misunderstandings between his country and Azerbaijan recently, but these problems have disappeared as a result of the talks between the two countries. According to the news of Iran’s semi-official Tesnim News Agency, Kalibaf returned to his country after the 13th General Assembly of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) held in Antalya and made statements to the press at the airport regarding his contacts in Turkey.

Describing his visit to Turkey as “intensive and productive”, Kalibaf said that during the tripartite meeting between Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey parliamentarians, energy transportation and transit transit issues between the three countries were discussed. Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as North-South and East-West. Kalibaf stated that negotiations were held for transit routes, “It was decided to hold tripartite meetings and talks at the level of leaders on transportation, transit passes and trade with the foreign and defense ministers.” Pointing to the tense relations between Tehran and Baku recently, Kalibaf said, “Some misunderstandings with the Republic of Azerbaijan have also disappeared recently.” Noting that he will visit Baku soon, Kalibaf informed that it was decided to continue the talks between the two countries.

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Iran-Azerbaijan tension

Following the end of the Armenian occupation in Nagorno-Karabakh, the recent statements of the Iranian administration towards Azerbaijan and the large-scale military exercises carried out by Tehran on the border caused tension between the two countries. Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Ceyhun Bayramov made a statement on the subject on November 5, 2022, “We are concerned about some hostile comments and views expressed against Azerbaijan in the Iranian media.” During the meeting between Bayramov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Emir Abdullahiyan on November 16, 2022, it was announced that “communication between the authorities and institutions of the two countries should be maintained in order to strengthen relations and eliminate possible misunderstandings”. The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Şentop, the Speaker of the Azerbaijan National Assembly Mr. Gafarova and the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Muhammed Bakir Kalibaf came together in the Assembly. During the meeting, Şentop said, “We must join forces and make every effort to establish regional and global peace.” used words.

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