They will give stronger support, if the opposition pays attention to the problems of national minorities, Aslan Khalidi, an ethnic Azerbaijani and Iranian citizen, said in Baku today[2nd March], Interfax-Azerbaijan reported.
Southern Azerbaijan: Soft Support to Iranian Opposition Below is an article published by News. AZ Ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran give mostly passive support to anti-government protests, a political scientist has said. They will give stronger support, if the opposition pays attention to the problems of national minorities, Aslan Isabeyli, an ethnic Azerbaijani and Iranian citizen, said in Baku today[2nd March], Interfax-Azerbaijan reported. Ethnic Azerbaijanis make up a substantial minority of the population of Iran. Many of the Azerbaijanis live in northwestern Iran in the provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan. These areas are often dubbed Southern Azerbaijan, while the Azerbaijan Republic constitutes Northern Azerbaijan. "The leaders of the Iranian opposition do not demand that the rights of national minorities be defended. The population of Southern Azerbaijan will join the protests only if the Iranian opposition talks directly about the violation of the...