Azerbaijan, Iran top diplomats discuss bilateral ties, regional issues over phone

Azerbaijan, Iran top diplomats discuss bilateral ties, regional issues over phone

Published September 17,2023


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In a big step towards breaking the ice in relations between Iran and Azerbaijan, the international locations’ prime diplomats mentioned the normalization of their bilateral relations, regional points, and developments within the area following the second Karabakh struggle.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian mentioned totally different points of their telephone dialog, with a main deal with bilateral and regional points.

The ministers exchanged views on varied “bilateral and regional topics, as well as developments in the region following the 2nd Karabakh war,” Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry stated in a press release issued on Sunday.

They additionally mentioned points raised by current conferences of the co-chairs of the Azerbaijan-Iran Joint State Commission, in addition to future steps.

They additionally highlighted the contributions of current contacts between the prosecutor common and senior navy officers of the 2 international locations to the event of bilateral relations.

Along with that, in addition they mentioned actions required for Azerbaijan and Iran’s relations to totally normalize.

The peace course of between Armenia and Azerbaijan has suffered setbacks as a result of provocative actions by the Yerevan administration, Bayramov stated, citing the presence of over 10,000 armed Armenian forces within the Karabakh area that pose a severe risk to the area.

Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been tense since 1991 when the Armenian navy occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, and 7 adjoining areas.

In the autumn of 2020, Azerbaijan liberated a number of cities, villages, and settlements from Armenian occupation throughout 44 days of clashes. The struggle ended with a Russia-brokered cease-fire.

Tensions between the 2 nations, nonetheless, proceed regardless of ongoing talks over a long-term peace settlement.

Source: www.anews.com.tr