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    Press TV, Iran
    July 2 2011


    'Tehran keen to expand ties with Baku'


    Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has said Iran is
    interested in expanding economic and political cooperation with the
    Republic of Azerbaijan.


    Larijani made the remarks during a meeting with Azeri President Ilham
    Aliyev in Baku on Friday.

    He said that the Islamic Republic is also keen to boost parliamentary
    relations with its neighbor.

    The Iranian parliament speaker described Tehran-Baku relations as
    satisfactory and called for the expansion of Iran-Azerbaijan ties in
    all areas, particularly the economic sector.

    Aliyev called Azerbaijan's ties with Iran `brotherly and cordial,'
    adding that economic transactions between the two countries need to be
    increased.

    The Azeri president said that the Iran-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral
    meetings should continue since regular talks between their officials
    could help enhance their relations.

    In a meeting with Azeri Parliament Speaker Oktay Asadov earlier in the
    day, Larijani stated that at the beginning of the war in Afghanistan,
    which has lasted nearly 10 years, the US and its allies claimed they
    came to the region to combat terrorism and drug trafficking, but the
    region is still struggling with both these problems.

    Commenting on the failure of the Minsk Group to resolve the
    Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, Iran's Majlis speaker noted that foreigners'
    efforts to mediate between Azerbaijan and Armenia have not borne fruit
    because the foreign mediators have been pursuing their own interests.

    Larijani, who travelled to Azerbaijan at the head of an Iranian
    parliamentary delegation, also held a meeting with the leaders of
    various political factions of the country.

    AS/HGL




    From: A. Papazian
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