09/11/2013 14:30
Yaralian: Contacts of Talyshs with Iran cause panic of Azeri leadership
Shots were recently fired at the Iranian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which Iran warned Azerbaijan that a fitting response will be given to such steps. Iran then closed the Julfa checkpoint.
Expert on Iran Rudik Yaralian said that the checkpoint’s closing was not advantageous to Iran. “The recent border incident was more advantageous to Azerbaijan that tries to prevent contacts on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border, particularly the contacts of Talyshs with Iran,” Yaralian said.
In his words, Talyshs’ contacts with Iran cause panic of the Azerbaijani leadership. R. Yaralian expressed an opinion that Azerbaijan continues to take an anti-Iranian position in the South Caucasus and that anti-Iranian forces may rely on Azerbaijan.