Azerbaijani speaker: Anti-Azerbaijani campaign in Iran run by Armenians

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 22 / Trend M.Aliyev / The ongoing anti-Azerbaijani campaign in Iran is managed by Armenians, Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov said on Tuesday at a meeting of the parliament. Prior to such campaigns in Iran, Armenian websites, as a rule, post announcements. And it says that such campaigns in Iran are run by Armenians. "A few years ago at a meeting with Iran's official representative, I asked to clarify to whom an item in the Constitution of Iran to assist the weaker countries applies for. Is it written for Armenia?" I asked. I was told that it is taken from the Koran. Then I asked whether the Koran says that it is necessary to help Muslim countries?" the speaker said. The speaker also expressed his attitude to the actions of the opposition in Baku in the days of Eurovision. He said this intention of the opposition shows its weakness. Deputy Speaker Bahar Muradova, explaining the reasons for the anti-Azerbaijani campaign in Iran, said Azerbaijan's dynamic development scares some forces in the neighboring country, and makes them fear that Azerbaijan's example will be contagious for the 30 million Azerbaijanis living in Iran, and these people will also want to live in a secular country. "We are the country that does not change its position for the sake of interest and events, that's why Azerbaijan has so many enemies," Muradova said. MP Azay Guliyev said that rather than solve its problems, Iran has chosen Azerbaijan as a target which deserves condemnation. The MP also stressed that the most unpleasant thing is that some Azerbaijanis living in Tabriz are involved in the anti-Azerbaijani campaign. "I urge all of our brothers and sisters in Tabriz not to become a weapon in the hands of the Iranian regime," he said. MP Siyavush Novruzov noted that the Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan was appointed to strengthen relations between the two countries. But what an incident: a plate on the embassy says only 'Embassy of Iran", but a host country is not specified. MP Gudrat Hasanguliyev focused on another aspect of the anti-Azerbaijani campaign. "It is strange that in Iran boys are more under supervision, while in other countries this refers to the girl," he said. He recalled that Iran has spread a false report on gay pride parade in Baku on the eve of Eurovision, but in fact, the MP believes, if gay pride parade is to be held anywhere, it will be in Iran. "An official of Iran reported that 25 percent of women in Iran smoke a hookah. Many women before the marriage lived a "family life". Such people have not a right to teach a lesson of morality to Azerbaijan," Hasanguliyev said. The MP also expressed his attitude to the issue of allocation by the U.S. of funds to the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh. "In protest it's necessary to abandon the $ 30 million allocated by the U.S. for aid to Azerbaijan," he added. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az