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Tehran intervenes in our foreign policy, so we want the United States to know it and assist us, Asim Mollazade, a member of a delegation of the Center for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President, announced during a Washington visit, says an article in Arannews.ir. 

The author of the article, titled “Azerbaijan carries out double foreign policy,” commented on the recent Iran visit of head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev, “In Tehran, Mehdiyev accused the West of attempting to carry out a color revolution in Azerbaijan, while almost at the same time a delegation of the Center for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President announced in Washington that Iran poses danger for the region.”

“We are here to inform the Americans that Iran puts pressure on Azerbaijan. Tehran intervenes in our foreign policy, so we want the United States to know it and assist us,” Asim Mollazade said during the U.S. visit.

According to the official website of the Iranian President, during a recent visit to Iran, head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, Secretary of Azerbaijan's National Security Council Ramiz Mehdiyev said to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “Iran is a great friend of Azerbaijan. The West attempted to carry out color revolutions in Azerbaijan. Strengthening and development of Azerbaijan has upset the West, so they have taken certain steps to disturb the peace and stability in Azerbaijan. As an example, I would like to bring the actions of an NDI representative in Baku, who gave one million dollars to various entities and citizens in Azerbaijan to compromise the security of the country.”

“Heydar Aliyev gave much importance to Iranian-Azerbaijani relations. Azerbaijan highly appreciates the assistance provided by Iran. Azerbaijan wants to see a strong and stable Iran; this is in our interests,” Mehdiyev said.

At the end of the meeting, the head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration told the Iranian President, “Your name and actions will be inscribed in gold letters in global, regional and domestic policies, and we have a special respect for you in this connection.”