Aliyev Congratulates Ahmadinejad On Islamic Revolution Anniversary

Damascus, Feb 11, IRNA – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in a message sent to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday, congratulated Iran’s Islamic Revolution anniversary. The cable sent on the occasion of the anniversary of the victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, pointed to the historical and cultural relations between the two countries and emphasized development of ties between the two countries. President Aliyev wished success and prosperity of Iranian nation and government in the message. The Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Islamic Republic of Iran to the south. Iran has an embassy in Baku and a consulate-general in Nakhichevan City. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Tehran and a consulate-general in Tabriz. Both countries are full members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in September called current relations between Iran and Azerbaijan as friendly and constructive, and said that Tehran tries to explore new avenues for expansion of bilateral ties. Salehi pointed out that despite the attempts made by the enemies to sow discord between the two brotherly nations and governments, Tehran is eager to boost and strengthen mutual ties in various political, economic, business and cultural arenas with Baku./end