Regarding the statements of some Iranian politicians involving President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said: “We condemn the aggressive statements made against our President and our country on the pretext of a poem that was deliberately taken out of its context.”
Stating that an artificial tension was attempted to be created through a poem which President Erdoğan recited at the Victory Parade held in Baku on the occasion of the liberation of the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia, Director of Communications Altun noted the following:
“In the mentioned poem, the feeling created by Armenia’s occupation of Azerbaijani lands on a victimized nation is expressed emotionally and in no way Iran’s name is mentioned or implied.
Our President has included these verses in his speech in order to share the enthusiasm of the historical victory of Azerbaijan, which ended the occupation in Karabakh with a glorious struggle.
We have difficulty understanding the efforts to create a meaningless tension by distorting the meaning of a poem and displaying an attitude that will please Armenia, which has been in an occupying position to date, instead of sharing the enthusiasm of the justified victory of a neighbouring country, which has led to an opening of a new chapter also for the regional peace and stability.
We condemn the aggressive statements made against our President and our country on the pretext of a poem that was deliberately taken out of its context.
It is evident that bringing the campaign, which targets Turkey with groundless claims in Iran, to such a level by reviving the borders of a state which has already become history after ‘Safavid era Iran map’ was shared by Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Iran, causes harm to the peace efforts carried out in our region and our fraternity.
We will never tolerate such claims on the territory of Turkey or any other country to be laid.
Our strong response to the unfair accusations directed by the Iranian authorities against our country and our expectation from the Iranian authorities to show the utmost care and sensitivity in their approach to our country was brought to the attention of the Ambassador of Iran to Ankara, who was summoned to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs last night, and the attitude of the Iranian side was protested.
It should not be forgotten that Turkey stood by the State of Iran and its people in their difficult times at the expense of facing international pressure, and supported them.
We recall that it is extremely important to avoid with sensitivity any attitude and rhetoric that may cast a shadow over our bilateral relations in a period when the peace, stability, tranquillity and security of our region place great responsibilities on our countries.
We advise the Iranian authorities to put an end to this groundless fear as soon as possible, and to benefit our common historical background and strong ties between our peoples to create a positive agenda, not animosity.”