“Iran and Azerbaijan will have economic, political and cultural relations. Iran definitely looks at Armenia as a friendly country but this does not mean that it will close the borders with Azerbaijan, will declare a war and will terminate the works,” said the expert on Iranian studies, Vardan Voskanyan, referring to Iran-Azerbaijan relations. He expressed confidence that on defining the agenda with Ira, Armenia should not be interested in Azerbaijan-Iran relations, “Iran has never and will never participate in the isolation and blockade of Armenia nor in any project pursuing this objective. It does not benefit from Iran’s to see Armenia weak and isolated.” The expert noted that Armenia is the only Christian neighbor of Iran, and Iran is in favor of maintaining inter-religious relations, “We are surrounded by Muslim states and Iran as a leader of the Shiite world is also important to us in the context of religious dialogue.”
Luiza SUKIASYAN
