Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to visit Iran despite anti-Iranian moods in AzerbaijanMarch 2, 2011 - 21:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 7, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will pay a visit to Iran. Spokesperson for the Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan Abbas Iskenderi said that Mammadyarov is scheduled to meet with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi, as well as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 1news.az reported. On February 9, a rally was organized in front of the Iranian embassy in Baku to protest “Iran’s interference into Azerbaijan’s internal affairs.” The demonstrators were shouting “Down with Iran, down with Armenia” and “Shame to Ahmadinejad.” Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. Partner news |