Fifty-five Azerbaijani NGOs have written an open letter to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, calling for schools in the Azerbaijani language in Iran. The letter says millions of Azerbaijanis living in Iran should have the chance to study in their mother tongue, and calls for systematic teaching of Azerbaijani in schools, Azerbaijani-language secondary and higher education institutions, teacher training, and textbooks and curricula. The NGOs say mother-tongue education as a matter of historical justice and respect for national and moral values, and say decisive steps under Pezeshkian's presidency would leave an indelible mark on the memory of millions of Azerbaijanis in Iran.