Original sentence: It was in his exile that Rasulzade apologized for naming the Caucasian state Azerbaijan, noting that Albania should have been the name chosen, and that he would do everything in his power to reduce discontent amongst Iranians over the name
Edited sentence: It was in his exile that Rasulzade admitted in an article that he wrote that Albania (referring to Caucasian Azerbaijan) was different than Azerbaijan (referring to Iranian Azerbaijan) and declared his eagerness to do "whatever is in his power to avoid any further discontent among Iranians"