Talking with IQNA on the sidelines of the “Zolal-e-Kowsar” festival he added: “Azerbaijani religious songs perceptibly manifest Azerbaijanis’ soft culture and symbolize their ethnicity”.
Ayatollah Fateminia noted that Persian literature has been profoundly influenced by Azerbaijani literature and went on to say: “Azerbaijani literature played a significant role in revolutionary movements during Pahlavi regime”.