President Ilham Aliyev: The Azerbaijani state has stood by Iran, and I wish for no wars in the region

POLITICS24.06.2026
President Ilham Aliyev: The Azerbaijani state has stood by Iran, and I wish for no wars in the region

During the war, the people and the state of Azerbaijan stood by the people and the state of Iran.

elchi reports that President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev stated this on June 24 while receiving a delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.

President Ilham Aliyev assessed his telephone conversations with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as other contacts at various levels and examples of solidarity, as a clear indication of this.

Emphasizing that the cessation of the war was met with a sense of joy by Azerbaijan, the head of state recalled that an official statement was immediately issued by our country in this regard.

“I wish for there to be no wars in the region,” said President Ilham Aliyev, noting that both Azerbaijan and Iran have suffered from wars in the past.