Foreign states must not meddle in regional issues: Ghalibaf

ArmInfo.Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that foreign countries must not  interfere in the regional issues, Mehr reports. 

Addressing the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova in Baku, Ghalibaf stated that Iran does  not accept any interference by foreign forces in the regional issues  and the regional issues must be resolved by the regional countries  themselves.

Iran's definitive policy is to develop all-out relations with all  neighboring countries, he underlined.

He went on to say that the trilateral relations between Iran,  Republic of Azerbaijan, and Russia are effective in the economic and  energy fields, adding that International North-South Transport  Corridor to Europe and the Far East can develop cooperation between  the two countries, and this is a potential for all three countries.

Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to expand relations between  the two countries in all fields, especially rail and road  transportation and energy transit, so that both countries should  accelerate the implementation of rail and road projects, Ghalibaf  emphasized.

Iran does not accept any interference by foreign forces in the  region, and regional issues must be resolved between countries of the  region, he said, adding that the regional issues can be advanced at  the level of 3+3 meetings that contribute to regional peace and  stability.

Azeri parliament speaker, for her part, said that policy of the  Republic of Azerbaijan is that regional issues should be resolved by  countries of the region, and it (Azerbaijan) supports the policy of  3+3 talks, and interference of extra-regional countries into the  region leads to the spread of tension and conflict.

In developing economic and humanitarian issues, Iran and Republic of  Azerbaijan should not allow third countries to undermine this  amicable relations between the two countries, Gafarova added.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf left Tehran for  Baku on Tuesday to attend the 15th edition of Asian Parliamentary  Assembly (APA) Plenary.