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AZERBAIJANI ANALYST: AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION'S RECENT VISIT TO IRAN TO BOOST AZERBAIJAN-IRAN TIES
A. Hasanov
Today
http://www.today.az/news/politics/6 2308.html
Feb 23 2010
Azerbaijan
Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani political analyst Zardusht
Alizade.
How do you assess the visit of the enlarged Azerbaijani parliamentary
delegation led by Speaker Ogtay Asadov to the Islamic Republic of Iran?
I assess it as a very positive step that will contribute to further
development of Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. Relations between our
countries are already successfully expanded primarily in mutually
beneficial trade. Both Azerbaijan and Iran are interested in this. In
particular, given the status of the Azerbaijani delegation that
traveled to Iran, our countries attach enough importance to their
further deepening.
What are your comments on a statement by Iranian parliamentary
Speaker Ali Larijani that Iran will spare no effort to help resolve
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
This is quite common statement by a head of the parliament of a country
that hosts head of the parliament of another state. Generally speaking,
Iran is unable to influence the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and its opinion in this conflict is
of secondary importance. Positions of world's leading superpowers
which do not take real steps to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, preferring to benefit from the existing
status quo, are far more important in this respect.
Azerbaijan has fraternal and strategic relationship with Turkey, it
maintains very warm relations with Georgia and successfully developing
relations with Russia and Iran. Can we say that Armenia is becoming
a rogue state in the region on the backdrop of existing alignment
of forces?
Expanding Azerbaijani-Iranian relations have nothing to do and do not
depend on state of the Iranian-Armenian relations, and on Armenia's
current situation which really leaves much to be desired. Relations
between our countries are based on mutual benefit: Azerbaijan receives
its dividends from the development of relations with Iran, and Iran,
in its turn, benefits from deepening relations with Azerbaijan.
Similar words could be said about the nature of the
Azerbaijani-Turkish, Azerbaijani-Georgian and Azerbaijani-Russian
relations. As for Armenia, it has its own state interests, and it
defends them through techniques it deems to be necessary.
What influence do the warm Azerbaijani-Iranian ties have on
Azerbaijan's relations with Iran?
Undoubtedly, Iran can formally or informally express dissatisfaction
with the deepening of the Azerbaijani-Israeli relations, but these
statements will not change relations between Baku and Tel Aviv. This is
understandable: development of Azerbaijan's relations with any state,
including those with Israel, is Azerbaijan's own affairs.
Moreover, the Azerbaijani-Israeli relations do not affect the
Azerbaijani-Iranian relations and are not anti-Iranian in nature. They
are based on mutual benefit. As for the Iranian-Israeli relations,
these are personal matters of those two states.
A. Hasanov
Today
http://www.today.az/news/politics/6 2308.html
Feb 23 2010
Azerbaijan
Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani political analyst Zardusht
Alizade.
How do you assess the visit of the enlarged Azerbaijani parliamentary
delegation led by Speaker Ogtay Asadov to the Islamic Republic of Iran?
I assess it as a very positive step that will contribute to further
development of Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. Relations between our
countries are already successfully expanded primarily in mutually
beneficial trade. Both Azerbaijan and Iran are interested in this. In
particular, given the status of the Azerbaijani delegation that
traveled to Iran, our countries attach enough importance to their
further deepening.
What are your comments on a statement by Iranian parliamentary
Speaker Ali Larijani that Iran will spare no effort to help resolve
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
This is quite common statement by a head of the parliament of a country
that hosts head of the parliament of another state. Generally speaking,
Iran is unable to influence the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and its opinion in this conflict is
of secondary importance. Positions of world's leading superpowers
which do not take real steps to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, preferring to benefit from the existing
status quo, are far more important in this respect.
Azerbaijan has fraternal and strategic relationship with Turkey, it
maintains very warm relations with Georgia and successfully developing
relations with Russia and Iran. Can we say that Armenia is becoming
a rogue state in the region on the backdrop of existing alignment
of forces?
Expanding Azerbaijani-Iranian relations have nothing to do and do not
depend on state of the Iranian-Armenian relations, and on Armenia's
current situation which really leaves much to be desired. Relations
between our countries are based on mutual benefit: Azerbaijan receives
its dividends from the development of relations with Iran, and Iran,
in its turn, benefits from deepening relations with Azerbaijan.
Similar words could be said about the nature of the
Azerbaijani-Turkish, Azerbaijani-Georgian and Azerbaijani-Russian
relations. As for Armenia, it has its own state interests, and it
defends them through techniques it deems to be necessary.
What influence do the warm Azerbaijani-Iranian ties have on
Azerbaijan's relations with Iran?
Undoubtedly, Iran can formally or informally express dissatisfaction
with the deepening of the Azerbaijani-Israeli relations, but these
statements will not change relations between Baku and Tel Aviv. This is
understandable: development of Azerbaijan's relations with any state,
including those with Israel, is Azerbaijan's own affairs.
Moreover, the Azerbaijani-Israeli relations do not affect the
Azerbaijani-Iranian relations and are not anti-Iranian in nature. They
are based on mutual benefit. As for the Iranian-Israeli relations,
these are personal matters of those two states.