Araz News: North Azerbaijan lawmaker Mr. Kudret Hesenguliyev said on Friday that Iran cannot warn or threaten Azerbaijan over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to North Azerbaijan.

Netanyahu’s visit to North Azerbaijan on Dec. 13 bolstered ties between Israel and Azerbaijan, and a number of agreements were signed between both countries.

But Netanyahu’s visit angered Iran at the time, with various Iranian diplomats, lawmakers and even clerics protesting the burgeoning ties between Israel and North Azerbaijan, even going so far as to threaten the latter.

The Defense ministry of Iran announced that Iran could not accept a rapprochement between Israel and North Azerbaijan.

Iranian interference and protests over Netanyahu’s visit raised the ire of North Azerbaijani lawmakers.

Hesenguliyev said on Friday, during his speech in the parliamentary session of the North Azerbaijan National Assembly, that North Azerbaijan must react to the Iranian threats.

He also stressed that an Iranian stance turning increasingly more aggressive against North Azerbaijan will have more serious consequences in the future.

”Should Iran dare to attack North Azerbaijan, it would be wiped off the map. Iran would break apart and would be replaced by five states,” Hesenguliyev added.

Following Hesenguliyev’s speech, Chair of the North Azerbaijan National Assembly Oktay Esedov said Iran will never be able to interfere into the affairs of North Azerbaijan.

Esedov also stressed that North Azerbaijan had not shown any negative reaction to the Iranian Prime Minister’s visit to Armenia, which is currently occupying North Azerbaijani territories.

He urged every country to show respect to each other.

BY-ummid