Afshar Suleymani considers Nizami and Shahriyar as Persian poets

As APA reports, Suleymani also said there is no evidence to prove that Nizami wrote in Azerbaijani.

"Nizami didn't write in Azerbaijani. Nizami wrote in Persian but these poems were translated into Azerbaijani later".

The Iranian Ambassador also claimed that Shahriyar is not Azerbaijani poet as well.

Chairman of parliament standing commission on culture affairs, Professor Nizami Jafarov doesn't agree with Iranian Ambassador.

"It is a fact that Nizami Ganjavi praised Macedonian Alexander, who raised Iran, while other Persian poets showed Alexander as a bloodthirsty killer. If Nizami Ganjavi had been a Persian poet, he would also have show Alexander as a bloodthirsty killer instead of praising him. It proves that Nizami is a genius Azerbaijani poet. Nizami's creative works are in the spirit of Azerbaijan-Turk".

As for great Turkish-Azerbaijani poet Shahriyar, professor said that his nationality was reflected in his documents and works.

"Iran was a Turkish state till XX century and it was personalized after that. If am not wrong, Afshar Suleymani is Azerbaijani as well. He should investigate and learn history, he, as a diplomat, may need this knowledge".

Jafarov also said that 35 million Azerbaijanis live in Iran and their rights are violated there. Professor thinks that it would be better for Afshar Suleymani to answer the ban imposed in Iran on speaking its own language and getting education.