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Iran, Azerbaijan following path of constructive cooperation: Iran FM

Thursday, 27 July 2023 7:06 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 28 July 2023 4:06 AM ]

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (R) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov held phone talks on Thursday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Azerbaijan are currently following a positive path of constructive cooperation.

During a phone call on Thursday, Amir-Abdollahian and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov exchanged views on the most important issues in bilateral cooperation and in the region.

"Currently, the process of cooperation between Tehran and Baku is on a constructive and positive path forward," Amir-Abdollahian said.

He also described as successful the recent meeting between Iranian and Azerbaijani delegates in the framework of the joint intergovernmental economic commission between Iran and Azerbaijan.

During the meeting, which was held in the Iranian border city of Astara on July 17, the two sides reached good agreements in rail and road routes, Amir-Abdollahian added.

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Bayramov, for his part, described as important Amir-Abdollahian's recent visit to Baku, saying that in the shortest time after this trip, "we can see its positive effects" on the relations between the two countries.

Azerbaijan's top diplomat also thanked Tehran for its constructive stance toward the Karabakh region.

Internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, Karabakh - populated only by ethnic Armenians since the 1990s when Azerbaijanis fled their homes after the first war broke out - has been the biggest source of animosity between the two neighbors.

In 2020, the second Karabakh war broke out, killing more than 6,500 people on both sides during a six-week conflict. The war ended with a Russian-brokered deal that saw Yerevan cede swathes of the Azerbaijani territory that it had been holding for about three decades.

Bayramov also discussed the latest status of negotiations between Baku and Yerevan over the disputed region and the Lachin corridor, a vital mountain road that links Armenia and Karabakh through the Azerbaijani territory.

Both Amir-Abdollahian and Bayramov stressed that the interference of foreign forces in the region is non-constructive, emphasizing the necessity of resolving regional issues by regional countries and forces.

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