During the presidency of Hassan Rouhani, the cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan will continue strengthening along with further deterioration of the Iranian-Azeri relations, Andrey Areshev, researcher at the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian Region, told ArmInfo.
To note, during the presidential race, Rouhani said in an interview to the Iranian mass media that Azerbaijan threatened the security of Iran.
In this context, Areshev said that Rouhani's statement was well-considered. There are numerous serious politicians and statesmen in Iran, whose rhetoric against Azerbaijan is rather sharp. In the meantime, Areshev thinks that the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan were tainted long ago, consequently, it will not be easy to regain the mutual confidence an return the relations to an acceptable level.
"Against this background, I think Rouhani's presidency will have a positive effect on the dialogue between Yerevan and Tehran if, of course, Armenia shows significant interest in it", said the expert.