Mammadyarov meets new Iranian ambassador

In the meeting, the Azeri minister welcomed the new Iranian ambassador and called for broadening of friendly ties between the two countries.

He said that he would pay a visit to Tehran in the near future to attend Iran-Azerbaijani Joint Economic Commission meeting and expressed hope to witness further expansion of constructive ties between the two sides.

The Azeri foreign minister said the international issues should be resolved through diplomacy and underlined the significant role of neighboring countries in Karabakh conflict and withdrawal of Armenian forces from occupied lands.

The new Iranian ambassador, for his part, lauded the stands of Azerbaijan in dealing with Iran's developments and voiced the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to further broaden political and economic cooperation and help put an end to the current regional conflicts.

With reliance on political wills of both countries, Iran is to spare no efforts to promote all-out expansion of ties between the two countries, he said. IRNA