Mammadyarov: Arrest of Young Poets - Negative Impact on Azerbaijan-Iran Relations
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on the sidelines of the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran on August 30, met with Iranian Oil Minister Rustam Ghasemi.
As the press service of the Foreign Ministry said, during the meeting they discussed prospects of the bilateral cooperation. Mammadyarov informed the Iranian minister that the arrest of young Azerbaijani poets Shahriyar Hajizadeh and Farid Hussein in Iran has negative impact on the bilateral relations. –0--
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