After his go to to Turkey for the 13th plenary session of the Asian Parliamentary Meeting (APA), Qalibaf advised reporters he held a gathering along with his Azerbaijani counterpart on the sidelines of the convention in Antalya.
He stated quite a lot of misunderstandings that just lately arose in relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan have been cleared up as he shall be visiting Baku sooner or later.
At Monday’s assembly with Azerbaijan Nationwide Meeting Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, Qalibaf stated Iran won’t ever settle for any geopolitical border change within the Caucasus area and opposes any intervention in that area by extra-regional international locations.
Referring to the significance of Tehran-Baku ties in varied political, financial and parliamentary spheres, Qalibaf stated, “The neighboring nation of Azerbaijan has particular circumstances from the angle of the Islamic Republic of Iran… and the 2 international locations try to additional deepen their ties.”
“We will have good relationships on a regional and world stage. The nearer regional international locations get to one another, the higher it could be for the area, and no extra-regional international locations ought to be allowed to intervene on this regard,” he added, Press TV reported.
For her half, Gafarova referred to as for nearer cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran on the worldwide stage.
“The elements that deliver the 2 international locations nearer aren’t simply geography and proximity on the borders, however we’re two Muslim international locations and many individuals in Iran communicate the Azerbaijani language,” she stated.