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Azeris should be scared of Israel not Iran: Spokesman
IRNA – In a reaction to Baku travel advisory, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman insisted what the Azeri people should be afraid of is the “Zionist regime” and not Iran.
In tweets on Monday, Nasser Kan’ani emphasized that the country remains committed to visa waiver with Azerbaijan despite Baku’s travel advisory.
“Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens against traveling to Iran! This is the same policy adopted by the president of the fake, child-killing, and occupying Zionist regime during his recent trip to Baku,” he wrote.
Baku airport denies
cancellation of flights
to Tehran
TREND – Heydar Aliyev International Airport denied reports of cancelling flights from Baku to Tehran.
“Flights to Iran are operated as usual,” the airport told Trend.
Earlier, a number of Iranian media reported about the alleged cancellation of all flights from Azerbaijan to Iran.
FM invites new Turkish
counterpart to visit Tehran
PRESS TV – Iran’s foreign minister has invited Turkey’s new foreign minister to visit Tehran.
In a Sunday phone call, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian congratulated Hakan Fidan on being appointed as the country’s new top diplomat, calling for the development of relations between the two neighboring nations.
He expressed hope that close cooperation between the two neighbors would continue during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new term in office.
Fidan said cooperation between Iran and Turkey must continue on bilateral and regional levels, adding that he will do his best to help develop relations between the two countries.