Iran Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Elmar Mammadyarov denied foreign media reports on existence of US military bases in Azerbaijan

Despite joint Russia-US use of Gabala radar system is an interesting offer we prefer high level Azerbaijan–Iran relations,†Iranian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Nasir Hamidi Zare told journalists, APA reports. Saying Iran prefers to live in peace and friendship with all its neighbors the Ambassador said Azerbaijan and Iranian Foreign Ministers’ meeting stressed it once more. According to him, Azerbaijan Foreign Minister denied news in foreign press on existence of the US military base in Azerbaijan.
“Azerbaijan is an independent state with independent foreign policy. We believe Azerbaijan will settle any problem independently,†he underlined.
He said preparations for Iranian President Manmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Azerbaijan are being held. The two parties will sign economical, political and cultural agreements within the visit.
Touching upon visa issue the Ambassador said Iran is ready to simplify visa regime. “Azerbaijan wants this visa regime to be introduced firstly in Nakchivan AR. In the following stages, this regime will cover other Azerbaijani partsâ€./APA/
“Azerbaijan is an independent state with independent foreign policy. We believe Azerbaijan will settle any problem independently,†he underlined.
He said preparations for Iranian President Manmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Azerbaijan are being held. The two parties will sign economical, political and cultural agreements within the visit.
Touching upon visa issue the Ambassador said Iran is ready to simplify visa regime. “Azerbaijan wants this visa regime to be introduced firstly in Nakchivan AR. In the following stages, this regime will cover other Azerbaijani partsâ€./APA/
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