The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the country has received “positive messages” from Azerbaijan in the course of bilateral talks with the neighboring state, Tasnim reported.

Commenting on the recent friction between Iran and Azerbaijan, Nasser Kanaani said at a press conference on Monday, “Our principle in the bilateral ties with neighbors, notably with the Republic of Azerbaijan, is mutual respect, the enhancement of relations and bilateral cooperation.”

Pointing to the “positive messages” that Iran has recently received from the Azerbaijani officials within the framework of the bilateral talks, the Iranian MFA spokesman said, “We hope the necessary steps would be taken proportional to this positive language in the course of the bilateral talks.”

He said the relations between Tehran and Baku have grown in the past year as the two neighbors have strengthened cooperation.

“However, issues happen that are unfortunately against the process of the common political will for the promotion of ties,” Kanaani added.

The spokesman also called on the Azerbaijani officials to avoid using the media to talk about misunderstandings and differences.

In remarks on Sunday, an assistant to the Azerbaijani president said Baku has always been interested in the development of relations with Iran on the basis of mutual respect and trust.

"We got acquainted with the statement made by Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to the Iranian media," said Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant of the president of Azerbaijan and Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration.

Hajiyev said, "We appreciate and value the remarks made by Ali Akbar Velayati about the common history, religious, cultural heritage, and traditions of our peoples and Azerbaijan-Iran relations as a whole.”