Azerbaijani FM hails Chingiz Abdullayev’s appeal to free poets arrested in Iran

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the appeal of Secretary of the Association of Writers of Azerbaijan Chingiz Abdullayev concerning the young poets Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizadeh, Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev said.

“This appeal shows once again that the society is concerned seriously about the situation. We hope that the steps, which will be taken by Iranian administration on this matter, will correspond to spirit of mutual friendly relations between the two neighboring countries”.

Secretary of the Association of Writers of Azerbaijan Chingiz Abdullayev addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, the foreign ministries of other countries, representatives of diplomatic corps and PEN clubs in foreign countries on the young poets Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Del Gerani (Hajizadeh). According to appeal, the illegal acts against two Azerbaijani poets in Iran are a fragrant violation of fundamental principles of the international legal norms and human rights.

According to Iranian media outlets, The poets were arrested because of spying. But Iranian Foreign Ministry hasn’t still informed Baku about the reasons of arrest of the Azerbaijani citizens.


/APA/