INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
with another opportunity to change course and improve relations with Iran
On Tuesday night, Amir Abodollahian left Tehran for Baku to participate in a ministerial Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in the Republic
of Azerbaijan.The meeting also presented Iran with an opportunity to advance its active foreign policy and cement the neighborliness policy
pursued by the Raisi administration
join a foreign ministerial summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Due to the diversity of member countries, NAM has a special capacity to strengthen multilateralism and common thinking to solve new global
This meeting comes against of a backdrop of strained relations between Tehran and Baku
been working to reduce tensions with the Republic of Azerbaijan, but the South Caucasus nations have shown little interest in genuinely
Nevertheless, Iran continued to try to improve relations with Azerbaijan, and the Iranian foreign minister eagerly participated in the NAM
minister met with President Aliyev
Nour News, a website linked the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, described this meeting as important
the President of Azerbaijan
The will of the two countries is based on resolving misunderstandings and deepening brotherhood
the Iranian foreign ministry.The Iranian foreign minister underlined the will of the two countries to improve bilateral relations
that Tehran believes that the two brotherly and neighboring countries have well demonstrated their will and ability to overcome the
difficult stages and conditions that have arisen
He noted that the two countries have realistically placed the pursuit of common goals within the framework of mutual interests on the agenda
of their relations, relying on the vast capacities available in the field of cooperation.Amir Abdollahian also welcomed the activities of
the diplomats of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Iran and paid attention to the position of this country in the region and within the
expressed satisfaction with the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran in Baku, and pointed out the importance of the relations
between the two neighboring and Muslim countries
He emphasized the importance of mutual relations, especially in economic sectors, including transportation and routes.Aliyev also said that
Azerbaijan will never allow a threat to the region and the Islamic Republic of Iran from its soil
He emphasized that the Republic of Azerbaijan seeks to remove the blockage of transportation corridors in the region and adheres to the
existence of historical routes of Iran in the region.In this meeting, the two sides talked about how to activate the embassy of the Republic
of Azerbaijan in Tehran, referring to the completion of the investigation process of the case of the attack on the Embassy of the Republic
of Azerbaijan in Tehran.The attack in question took place earlier this year when a gunman stormed the Azerbaijani embassy, killing a
security guard and injuring others
Iran said the attack was not an act of terrorism as the assailant was looking for his missing wife
