A senior Iranian official says Tehran is pursuing through diplomatic channels Azerbaijans move to register the name of Iranian poet Nezami Ganjavi as an Azeri literary figure. Irans Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) has been following up on the issue through the Iranian Foreign Ministry since two weeks ago, said CHTHO ...

[caption id="attachment_49711" align="alignright" width="210"] The statue of renowned Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi in Ganja, Azerbaijan[/caption] Following a lengthy silence on criticisms over the destruction of Persian inscriptions at the tomb of famous Iranian poet Nezami Ganjavi, Baku has falsely claimed that the renowned literary figure is of Azeri ...

Azerbaijan responded to Iran's note of protest, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev told Trend today. "The ideas expressed at the event held in Baku do not reflect Azerbaijan's position," he said. "Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated that it plans on continuing friendly relations with Iran and does its best to strengthen them....