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Interfax, Russia
June 23 2010
Tehran will not allow deployment of U.S. peacekeepers in
Nagorno-Karabakh - diplomat
YEREVAN June 23
Tehran objects to the possible deployment of U.S. peacekeepers in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed
Ali Saghaeyan said at a press conference in Yerevan.
"These are reports from unofficial sources, but Iran is currently the
only country located near the conflict area, and it will naturally
defend its national security. From this viewpoint, Iran is interested
in establishing stability," he said.
"According to my information, American peacekeepers might be deployed
near the town of Fizuli. We will not allow this," Saghaeyan said.
He acknowledged, however, that it is too early to talk about the
deployment of peacekeepers in the area, as the settlement of the
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is currently proceeding with the OSCE
Minsk Group mediation.
Tehran could play a positive role in settling the conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh, Saghaeyan said. "Considering that Iran has close
relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan and also other countries in
the region, such as Turkey, it can play a positive role," he said.
In commenting on a recent incident at the contact line between
Armenian and Azeri armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Saghaeyan
suggested that it had been provoked by "countries located outside the
region."
"A conflict or a clash do not promote any nation's prosperity. A way
to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be found only through
peace negotiations," he said.
From: A. Papazian
June 23 2010
Tehran will not allow deployment of U.S. peacekeepers in
Nagorno-Karabakh - diplomat
YEREVAN June 23
Tehran objects to the possible deployment of U.S. peacekeepers in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed
Ali Saghaeyan said at a press conference in Yerevan.
"These are reports from unofficial sources, but Iran is currently the
only country located near the conflict area, and it will naturally
defend its national security. From this viewpoint, Iran is interested
in establishing stability," he said.
"According to my information, American peacekeepers might be deployed
near the town of Fizuli. We will not allow this," Saghaeyan said.
He acknowledged, however, that it is too early to talk about the
deployment of peacekeepers in the area, as the settlement of the
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is currently proceeding with the OSCE
Minsk Group mediation.
Tehran could play a positive role in settling the conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh, Saghaeyan said. "Considering that Iran has close
relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan and also other countries in
the region, such as Turkey, it can play a positive role," he said.
In commenting on a recent incident at the contact line between
Armenian and Azeri armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Saghaeyan
suggested that it had been provoked by "countries located outside the
region."
"A conflict or a clash do not promote any nation's prosperity. A way
to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be found only through
peace negotiations," he said.
From: A. Papazian