The Iranian authorities released two young Azerbaijani poets Farid Hussein and Shahriyar
Hajizadeh. This information was confirmed by the father of Hajizadeh, Mayil Hajizadeh. According to him, the writers are currently in the Azerbaijani Consulate General in Tabriz.
Other details of the liberation of the Azerbaijani poets are unknown. It is noteworthy that the poets were released on the eve of the starting on September 5 visit to Baku of the Vice-President of Iran Hassan Mousavi. The news agency IRNA said, Mousavi on September 6-7 will participate in Baku
at the international conference on "Taste of the Silk Road: Cooking, Culture and Tourism " organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
of Azerbaijan, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the Association of Tourism of Azerbaijan.
According to the same source, Mousavi will deliver a letter from the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President Ilham Aliyev.
The poets were arrested on May 2 in Tabriz, where they arrived to a literary festival. The Iranian authorities accused them of illegal entry into the country. --0—
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