TEHRAN: The top diplomats of Azerbaijan and Iran have discussed the normalization of their bilateral ties, regional developments and the second Karabakh war.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed the issues during a telephonic conversation.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry in a statement said both ministers exchanged views on different bilateral and regional topics, as well as regional developments following the 2nd Karabakh war.
They also talked about issues raised during recent meetings of the co-chairs of the Azerbaijan-Iran Joint State Commission and future steps.
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They also emphasized the contributions of recent contacts between the prosecutor general and senior military officials of Azerbaijan and Iran to boost bilateral ties.
Bayramov said the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan has suffered setbacks due to provocative actions by the Yerevan administration.
Since 1991 ties between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been tense when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
