The Iranian defense ministry is due to send a delegation to Russia to discuss delivery of a substitute for S-300 defense shield, a legislator revealed on Monday.
The U.S. and Azerbaijan have clear shared interests in building regional security, diversifying energy supplies, pursuing democratic and economic reforms, combating terrorism, and stemming the flow of illegal narcotics and weapons of mass destruction, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the U.S. State Department Eric Rubin said in an interview with Trend.
Azerbaijani strongman leader Ilham Aliyev has replaced his long-standing defence minister in a surprise move announced during the unveiling of new a cabinet following his crushing presidential election win.
Tehran, YJC. In a letter to UNESCO, the Cultural Heritage organization of Iran has warned against attempts by the Azerbaijani state to eliminate traces of the Persian language.
Likened in leaked US diplomatic cables to the fictional Corleone mob family, Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev dynasty now looks set to extend its grip over the oil-rich Caspian state into a third decade.
It is expected that the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif to Azerbaijan will take place after the presidential election, Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayin told Trend.
Tehran, YJC. -- Oscar-winning screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov should be back in his homeland of Azerbaijan preparing his unlikely bid to topple strongman President Ilham Aliyev at elections this October.
Tehran , YJC. -- Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan: “We do not think that the Minsk Group members are interested in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict”
TEHRAN, YJC. -- Baku Forum will be another contribution to the strategic partnership of our countries, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, YJC. In a round table on Azerbaijan's role in the world and regional problems by Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan authorities have expressed their condemnations of sanctions against Iran.