Iran not to allow any insecurity, foreign interference in region - Iranian president to Azerbaijani  counterpart 

ArmInfo. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reiterated that Iran will never allow any form of insecurity and foreign presence in the region.

He made the remarks here on Saturday at a meeting with his Azeri  counterpart Ilham Aliev which took place on the sideline of the 15th  Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Turkmenistan's  capital, Ashgabat, IRNA reports. 

The Iranian leader noted that the two countries represented by their  vice-premiers and foreign ministers have held effective talks. "I am  sure that such meetings and discussions will contribute to the  development of our relations," he said.

"We will never allow others to interfere in our relations. We  ourselves must settle issues and deepen the mutually advantageous  cooperation. The experience shows that we were able to overcome most  of the barriers when we ourselves discussed our problems," the  Iranian leader said.  Tehran has an open and clear stance on  Nagono-Karabakh: Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity must be  guaranteed. 

In his turn, President Aliyev stated his country attaches paramount  importance to its relations with Iran.  "This first meeting will give  great impetus to the Azerbaijani-Iranian relations," he said.  The  sides also discussed the North-South transport corridor and bilateral  cooperation of the so-called Zangezur corridor, which, and the two  noted, is to Iran`s benefit. 

The sides also discussed the creation of an Azerbaijan-Russia-Iran  energy corridor, exchanged view on cooperation within international  organizations, expansion of the bilateral economic ties.