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    Iranian studies expert: Azerbaijan, Turkey jointly implement program
    of splitting Iran

    14:04 06/04/2013 » INTERVIEWS


    Iran sent note of protest to Azerbaijan over the recent forum of the
    anti-Iranian South Azerbaijan National Liberation Movement held in
    Azerbaijan on March 30. The Iranian Supreme Leader's representative,
    Chairman of Iran's Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign
    Policy and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman harshly responded to
    Baku.

    Panorama.am held an interview with Iranian studies expert Armen
    Israyelyan asking him to comment on recent tension in the relations
    between Iran and Azerbaijan and the causes of the tension.

    - What is the cause of the tension in the relations between Baku and Tehran?

    - Although Baku says in response to the note of protest from Iran that
    the activities of anti-Iranian separatist groups are not linked to
    state policy, nevertheless, several days before the forum of South
    Azerbaijan National Liberation Movement, MP from the Azerbaijani
    ruling party Siyavush Novruzov stated that he wanted to become the
    chairman of the Iranian Azerbaijan's parliament, which means that
    Azerbaijan directly and indirectly supports anti-Iranian pan-Turkist
    groups.

    - Does Turkey have a role in it?

    - Of course, when we confront the facts, we see that Azerbaijan and
    Turkey jointly implement a program of splitting the northern provinces
    of Iran. South Azerbaijan National Liberation Movement held a
    conference titled `The role of Southern Azerbaijan in the Turkish
    world' in Ankara in January 2013, attended by former and current
    Turkish state officials. Moreover, the ambassador of Turkey to Iran
    attends the games of Tabriz Football Club with his country's flag and
    supports the team of Iran's Turkish-speaking Azeris.

    - What perspectives do you see in Iran-Azerbaijan relations?

    - The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Azerbaijani ambassador to
    Iran for several times over a number of issues in 2012. At the end of
    the previous year, when Iran appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan,
    there was an impression that the bilateral relations between Iran and
    Azerbaijan normalized to some extent. Two or three years ago, the
    parties made territorial claims through media, while currently it is
    done on the level of officials.

    I think Azerbaijan, instigated by Turkey and Israel, tries to reduce
    to a minimum its relations with Iran.

    As for the perspective of the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan,
    they are unlikely to normalize in the near future in view of the
    disputes between the two countries (the dispute over the legal status
    of the Caspian Sea, border incidents, problems with Iran's
    Turkish-speaking Azeris, disputes over historical and cultural issues,
    military cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan). As the previous
    experience shows, under the current problems, the atmosphere of mutual
    distrust will maintain in the future.

    http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/04/06/a-israyelyan/



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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