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Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ardabil Provincial TV
June 29 2013
Iranian cleric meets Azerbaijani activists, discusses Karabakh issue
Members of the Azerbaijani Karabakh Liberation Organization have
visited the ethnic Azari-populated town of Ardabil and met the Supreme
Leader's representative in the province, Hojjat ol-Eslam val Moslemin
Ameli, provincial TV reported on 28 June.
According to the provincial Sabalan TV, the visit was aimed at
coordinating issues linked to the Karabakh conference to be held in
Tabriz, the capital of Iran's East Azarbayjan Province, on 23 October
- 21 November 2013.
At the meeting, Ameli described Karabakh as part of Azerbaijani
territory and the Islamic world. "The liberation of Karabakh should
not take much time, but this will become more difficult as time
passes," Ameli said.
Mentioning the West's policies aimed at disintegrating Islamic
countries, he said that "the government and people of Azerbaijan
mistakenly assume that they would be able to take Karabakh back
through cooperation with America, because this issue does not meet
America's interests and they will never do this".
He described the formation of a government and leadership in
Azerbaijan, which would rely only on its own forces, as the only way
of taking Karabakh back and said that "if the Azerbaijani government
shows a strong will for taking Karabakh back, the Iranian people and
government will support them".
"The future of every ethnic group and nation is in its own hands and
the people of Azerbaijan can defend their country and religion only
through the culture of heroism and martyrdom. God helps and blesses
only the warriors of God," Ameli said
Ardabil TV website (Ardabil.irib.ir) also reported on the meeting.
According to the report, Ameli also said, that "through the
discernment in the upcoming presidential election, the Azerbaijani
people should elect a government, which should be from the people and
for the people so that it could be able to take steps on the path of
the liberation of Karabakh with the help of people".
The website reported that speaking about the Azerbaijani government's
will, Ameli said that "unfortunately, such a will has not been
witnessed from the Azerbaijani authorities over the past several
years, and even during the Karabakh occupation, Iranian fighters, who
went to the region to help them, were withdrawn from Azerbaijan on
charges of espionage after the Westerners' provocations".
[Translated from Persian]
June 29 2013
Iranian cleric meets Azerbaijani activists, discusses Karabakh issue
Members of the Azerbaijani Karabakh Liberation Organization have
visited the ethnic Azari-populated town of Ardabil and met the Supreme
Leader's representative in the province, Hojjat ol-Eslam val Moslemin
Ameli, provincial TV reported on 28 June.
According to the provincial Sabalan TV, the visit was aimed at
coordinating issues linked to the Karabakh conference to be held in
Tabriz, the capital of Iran's East Azarbayjan Province, on 23 October
- 21 November 2013.
At the meeting, Ameli described Karabakh as part of Azerbaijani
territory and the Islamic world. "The liberation of Karabakh should
not take much time, but this will become more difficult as time
passes," Ameli said.
Mentioning the West's policies aimed at disintegrating Islamic
countries, he said that "the government and people of Azerbaijan
mistakenly assume that they would be able to take Karabakh back
through cooperation with America, because this issue does not meet
America's interests and they will never do this".
He described the formation of a government and leadership in
Azerbaijan, which would rely only on its own forces, as the only way
of taking Karabakh back and said that "if the Azerbaijani government
shows a strong will for taking Karabakh back, the Iranian people and
government will support them".
"The future of every ethnic group and nation is in its own hands and
the people of Azerbaijan can defend their country and religion only
through the culture of heroism and martyrdom. God helps and blesses
only the warriors of God," Ameli said
Ardabil TV website (Ardabil.irib.ir) also reported on the meeting.
According to the report, Ameli also said, that "through the
discernment in the upcoming presidential election, the Azerbaijani
people should elect a government, which should be from the people and
for the people so that it could be able to take steps on the path of
the liberation of Karabakh with the help of people".
The website reported that speaking about the Azerbaijani government's
will, Ameli said that "unfortunately, such a will has not been
witnessed from the Azerbaijani authorities over the past several
years, and even during the Karabakh occupation, Iranian fighters, who
went to the region to help them, were withdrawn from Azerbaijan on
charges of espionage after the Westerners' provocations".
[Translated from Persian]