At the international conference ‘Along the Middle Corridor: Geopolitics, Security and Economy” in Baku, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev referred to the protection of Azeris living in Iran and confirmed that Baku will always respond to anti-Azerbaijani steps. This is how he commented on the regular Iranian military exercises at the country's border.
“We have always responded and will continue to respond to any anti-Azerbaijani steps, whether they are statements or actions. Therefore, we were forced to start military exercises on the border with Iran in order to demonstrate that we are not afraid of them. We will do our best to protect our way of life, the secular vector of development of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis, including Azerbaijanis living in Iran. They are part of our nation,” Aliyev said.
He added that Iran had never conducted military exercises near the borders of Azerbaijan twice within a few months. Moreover, according to Aliyev, there have never been statements full of hatred and threats to Baku.
