Iranian president: We're very happy that Karabakh returns to ancestral territory after many years

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in Tashkent.

Addressing the meeting, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said, Caliber.Az reports, citing Azertac.

I am very glad that we were able to meet with you and discuss bilateral ties and issues of interest to us within the Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization. Fortunately, our relations are at a satisfactory level and our work and projects in various areas continue successfully.

We are also very happy that Karabakh returned to its ancestral territory after many years. This is Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan was able to restore its territorial integrity. We hope that Karabakh will be reconstructed and restored. In this process, as before, we are ready to support you in the reconstruction of Karabakh and offer our services, including in the engineering and technical fields. Iranian companies are ready to help our dear friends from Azerbaijan in the reconstruction of Karabakh and the development of Azerbaijan in general.

We observe that the situation in the areas of transport and transit is improving day by day. The transport business between our countries is increasing. This is what you and we are aiming for. The Aghband route over the Araz River and the ongoing projects implemented there in agreement with each other meet the interests of both countries. This guarantees transport links between Azerbaijan, Iran, and Nakhchivan and eliminates concerns in this area.

We are sure that, contrary to the wishes of our rivals, our relations are improving day by day, and the countries that want to hinder our relations cannot implement their plans and are disappointed.

We are sure that the bonds between Azerbaijan and Iran are not only diplomatic neighborly relations but very deep ties between the two nations.

Our peoples are close from the heart and our relations are unbreakable. Therefore, our leaders are very serious about the development of these bonds. I repeat once again that I am deeply glad to meet you.