IRAN
Ayatollah of Iran Ali Khamenei commented on the support of French President Emmanuel Macron for the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The Iranian Supreme Leader called it an "idiotic action." A rally was held outside the French Embassy in Tehran over the position of Paris.
“Is freedom of speech expressed through insult and blasphemy, especially in relation to outstanding personalities and saints? Isn't this idiotic action considered an insult to the consciousness of the people who elected him as their president?! ”, Says Mr. Khamenei's address to the French youth. He also asked why insulting a prophet is considered an expression of freedom, and doubts about the Holocaust a crime.
On October 28, a protest action took place near the French Embassy in Iran, IRNA reports. The protesters shouted slogans against France, the United States and Israel. In September, a rally was held in Tehran over the publication of the Charlie Hebdo cartoon.
The special envoy of the President of Iran for the Karabakh settlement and Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of the Islamic Republic Abbas Arakchi arrived in Baku on October 28. According to the state news agency IRNA, special envoy of Hassan Rouhani will offer the Azerbaijani authorities a plan for resolving the conflict developed by Tehran.
“Putting an end to the occupation of Azerbaijani lands, protecting minority and human rights are considered the main provisions of Iran’s plan,” a senior Iranian diplomat said to IRNA. “Putting an end to the occupation of Azerbaijani lands, protecting minority and human rights are considered the main provisions of Iran’s plan,” a senior Iranian diplomat said to IRNA.
At the same time, Arakchi pointed out that the plan put forward by Tehran "can be implemented in stages." He also called the cessation of hostilities in the zone of the Karabakh conflict and the beginning of negotiations with the participation of "influential countries" as another proposal of Iran within the framework of his plan.
The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister described Iran and Azerbaijan as two friendly countries, adding that Tehran supports Baku's efforts to "liberate its occupied lands and cities." "The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and other countries, the invariability of their borders are an indisputable requirement," he stressed.
On October 28, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by the Special Representative of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Arakchi. Ethos was reported on Wednesday by Trend with reference to the press service of the head of state.