Nothing can affect the brotherly ties between Azerbaijan and Iran, President of the Islamic Republic Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in the frontier city of Parsabad.

Ahmadinejad added that Iran supports Azerbaijani independence, Trend News reported.

The Iranian president visited the Ardebil Province near the border of Azerbaijan as well as Khalkhal, Kovsar, Nir; visits to Bilyasuvar, Parsabad, Germi, Meshkinshahr and Namin are on president's agenda.