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Baku, Azerbaijan, March 5
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Iran has always supported the territorial integrity of all countries, including Azerbaijan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.
Rouhani made the remarks at a joint press conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Tehran, March 5 while commenting on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Iran’s state-run IRINN TV reported.
Iran believes that peace and stability should be established in the region, Rouhani said, adding all conflicts and problems between the countries should be settled through negotiations.
“We hope that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will reach a final solution through political dialogue,” Rouhani added.
Rouhani further hailed relations with Azerbaijan as “friendly, brotherly and strategic,” saying “we are always with the people of Azerbaijan.”
He expressed hope that the mutual ties between the two countries will be developed day by day.
Rouhani said that Tehran and Baku share close views on regional issues including crisis in Syria and Iraq.
The two countries view terrorism as a major threat, and share common views on the need to fight terrorists in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere, the Iranian president added.
He further expressed hope that efforts by Iran, Turkey and Russia to settle the crisis will be fruitful and will lead to establishing permanent ceasefire in Syria.
Rouhani also referred to mutual cooperation over the Caspian Sea issues, saying both Tehran and Baku are concerned over Caspian Sea pollution and environmental issues.
He also said that the issue of legal status of the Caspian Sea should be settled through consensus by all the five littoral states.