Chairman of Iran's Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption]A senior Iranian lawmaker has underscored the importance of consolidating Iran-Azerbaijan relations and called for an overhaul of the bilateral ties between the two neighboring nations.
Relations with Azerbaijan should be overhauled and the existing problems between the two countries must be resolved, said Chairman of Irans Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi at a Sunday meeting with Irans Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Pak-Ayeen.
There are numerous commonalities between Iran and Azerbaijan and the [Iranian] public opinion expects good and stable ties with this country, he added.
Boroujerdi also called for the expansion of bilateral parliamentary ties with Azerbaijan and the holding of meetings between the two countries parliamentary friendship groups and foreign policy committees.
The Iranian ambassador, for his part, elaborated on the growing economic and commercial ties between the two nations, adding, There is a promising prospect to the two countries ties, and plans have been made for taking new strides [in this regard.]
On May 18th, Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tehran-Baku ties have always been the target of ill-wishers and enemies and said they have resorted to unsubstantiated issues to tarnish the relations between the two countries.
Today, our most urgent duty is to consolidate cooperation between the two countries so that it would not cross the mind of any ill-wisher to mar the relations between the two states, he said in a meeting with Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh.
By Press TV
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