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Iran makes complaint about Azerbaijan

18 February 2009 12:15 (UTC +04:00)

Therefore the Iranian TV channels interfered in the Azerbaijan air space as far back as Soviet period. It is not a new problem. It existed at least for 50 yearsâ€, Aflatun Sharifov, Director of â€œTeleradioâ€ production association of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of Azerbaijan, told APA speaking about the Iranâ€™s â€œ Saharâ€ TV channels interference in the Azerbaijanâ€™s airspace recently. He said prevention of illegal broadcasting of the Iranian TV channels in Azerbaijan was discussed with the Iranian delegation arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the Azerbaijan-Iran intergovernmental commissionâ€™s meeting.
Expressing opinion about the â€œSaharâ€ TVâ€™s extension toward Baku and Shirvan, Sharifov said the cities located in the open area not surrounded with the mountains and therefore it was possible for the Iranian channels to reach these areas. Sharifov was against the idea that Iranian TV broadcasting in Azerbaijan connected with the intensive transmitters of that country. â€œAzerbaijani transmitters are also based on the highest technologies and are not behind Iran for its parameters. Iran, Turkmenistan and other countries also face with same problem. Azerbaijani TV channels also reach Turkmenistanâ€™s territory over the Caspian Sea. Iran even made complaints to the International Communication Union about the Azerbaijani channelsâ€™ interference into its spaceâ€.

General Engineer of the ICT Ministryâ€™s State Radio Frequency Office Ilham Efendiyev told APA it is not new that the Iranian channels broadcast in Shirvan, they didnâ€™t extend area of illegal broadcasting in Azerbaijan. The General Engineer said the issue was not on agenda of the Azerbaijan-Iran intergovernmental commission, but it was mentioned during the discussions on the development of cooperation between the two countries in the communication field.