4 Oct 2024
Monday 27 July 2020 - 17:27
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Iranian official urges negotiated solution to Karabakh dispute

Tasnim Iranian Presidents Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi called for a peaceful solution to the dispute in the Karabakh region after an escalation of tensions between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In a telephone conversation with foreign policy advisor to president of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev on Sunday, Vaezi said Irans formal stance on the conflicts and disputes is supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nations.

Tensions in the region would certainly not be in the interest of any country, and we favor stability, development and progress for all countries, particularly the Republic of Azerbaijan, he added.

The Iranian president's chief of staff further stressed the need for the settlement of disputes through peaceful solutions and dialogue.

As a friendly country and neighbor, the Islamic Republic of Iran has always stood by the Republic of Azerbaijans government and nation and attaches significance to the promotion of ties with that country, Vaezi added.

For his part, Hajiyev commended Iran for its clear stances on international conflicts and its respect for the sovereignty of nations, saying, Iran, as a very important and influential country in the region, has a major role in the settlement of regional problems and disputes.

He also highlighted Bakus willingness to boost relations with Tehran in various fields, particularly the economic ties.

Azerbaijan and Armenia, two former Soviet republics, have for decades been locked in a simmering conflict over Karabakh an Azerbaijani territory seized by Armenian separatists in a bloody war in the 1990s.

Some 30,000 people were killed in the conflict, which ended with a fragile truce in 1994. The two sides are still technically at war and have yet to reach a permanent peace agreement on the issue.
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