Envoy: New chapter in Azerbaijan-Iran relations started

A new chapter in the relations between neighboring Azerbaijan and Iran has begun, said Tehran’s ambassador to Baku Abbas Mousavi, Report informs with reference to Tehran Times.

“Thank God, this happened and we were able to overcome these tensions with the wisdom of the leaders of the two countries and the diplomats of the two countries, and I can honestly say that we overcame these tensions and a new chapter in the relations between the two friendly countries, brothers, neighbors and Muslims started in the area,” he said.

As the ambassador noted, the turning point in this regard was the meeting of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in Ashgabat: “Following the short meetings that our Foreign Minister had with his counterparts in some countries, led to Dr. Amir Abdollahian's visit to Baku on December 22, 2021, during which he had a detailed meeting with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and his counterpart at the Foreign Ministry, and, of course, the meeting with Ms. Saheba Gafarova, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”

Ambassador Mousavi also expressed hope that the 3+3 format can solve the problems of the region. Iran, Turkey, Russia as the three largest countries in the region, along with the three countries of the South Caucasus are the six countries that are to continue work within this format. Meanwhile, as he noted Georgia did not participate in this meeting but all members are trying to persuade this country to participate in it.

“It seems that these countries want to turn this format into a stable mechanism in the regional order,” he concluded.