Baku Summons Iran Envoy to Complain about ‘Anti-Azerbaijani Statements’
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry told Iran’s Chargé d’affaires, Seyyed Jafar Aghai Marian, that statements made by Ayatollah Seyed Hasan Ameli, the representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in Ardebil, at a local event on Sunday were insulting to Azerbaijan and that country’s president, Ilham Aliyev.
“The Azerbaijani side expressed a strong complaint to Iran in connection with this incident, and also expressed displeasure with the recent inflaming of anti-Azerbaijani sentiments among the population of Iran,” Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Iranian diplomat was told that anti-Azerbaijani propaganda contradicts the spirit of bilateral relations.
“Such actions are aimed at sowing hatred and enmity and do not contribute to the advancement and deepening of inter-state and interpersonal relations. Azerbaijan demands to stop such provocations against the country,” official Baku emphasized.
Mojtaba Damirchi, an assistant to the foreign minister, told the IRNA news agency that “anti-Azerbaijani propaganda” in the country “does not correspond to the spirit of bilateral relations,” as well as the goals and tasks set for both countries.
