Baku Advises Iranian Ambassador to "Restrain Emotions"March 20, 2006 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan enjoy friendly relations. The principles of these relations are reflected in the documents signed by the leaders of our states and remain unchangeable. The statements made by the representatives of NGOs during the II Summit of the Azerbaijanis of the world are the expression of their personal opinion," head of the department of press and information policy of the Azeri MFA Tahir Taghizade stated when commenting in the diplomatic note of the Iranian Embassy in Baku on the statements made during the summit. When touching upon the address of Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Afshar Suleymani to the summit participants and the Azerbaijani state Taghizade noted that emotional expressions can damage the cooperation built on the principles of friendship and neighborhood. "Noting the necessity of expanding bilateral ties between our countries I state that personal opinions should not tell on the friendly relations between Iran and Azerbaijan," he said, reported Day.az. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |