`The republic of Azerbaijan was part of the Iranian territory until Iran lost it to Russia at the end of a war in the 19th century and under a treaty known as Turkmenchay. Azerbaijan gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s and in violation of the terms of the Iran-Russia treaty which envisaged a re-annexation of the territory to Iran after a century` -says the mp.
"We as the members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (the Parliament) warn the Baku leaders that if they don`t desist from their vicious acts, we will revise the two disgraceful and imposed treaties of Golestan and Turkmenchay in the parliament," representative of Azari-language speaking Oroumiyeh Nader Qazipour said at an open session of the parliament on Wednesday.
He also said that if a referendum is held among the Azeri residents of those cities which have been separated from Iran based on the Golestan and Turkmenchay treaties, the people of those areas will vote for their territories being annexed to Iran again.
In relevant remarks on Tuesday, another lawmaker announced that his colleagues at the Iranian parliament are working on a bill to revise the Turkmenchay Treaty with Russia and re-annex Azerbaijan to Iran.
Representative of the Northwestern province of Ardabil to the parliament Kamaloddin Pir-Mo`azzen told FNA that his colleagues from the country`s Northwestern provinces are working on a bill requiring a revision in the Turkmenchay Treaty.
"The Azari-language speaking members of the parliament will soon finalize preparing this bill," he said.
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