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Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Sept 19 2010
Iran only country bordering Caucasus, which suffered from
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan
19.09.2010 15:44
Iran, Tehran, September 19/ Trend, E.Huseynov /
Iran is the only country bordering Caucasus region, who suffered from
the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Iranian
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohammedbagir Bahrami on Sunday in Tehran.
According to the ambassador, the conflict had violated a geographical
balance, particularly on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border and has become
an obstacle for the implementation of several economic projects,
including construction of Khudaferin dam, in which Iran is interested.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict directly affects national policies and
interests of Iran and harms them, Bahrami said at Iran-Azerbaijan
conference "Azerbaijan: past experiences and the upcoming prospects".
The length of the Iran-Azerbaijan border is 618 kilometers, of which
120 km are under the occupation of the separatists. This fact has a
negative impact on Iran's relations with the countries of the region,
the diplomat said.
According to him, Iran can not remain indifferent in matters of
security in the Caucasus. Therefore, Tehran puts forward its mediation
mission in order to achieve lasting peace and stability in the region
and resolve the problem. Thus, Tehran offers regional countries to
directly join the negotiating process to achieve a just peace, to
support the territorial integrity of countries in the region, prevent
chauvinistic and nationalist manifestations, to strengthen solidarity
in the region through the development of energy cooperation, to make
efforts to resolve conflicts in the region, to prevent interference of
external forces, pursuing their own selfish ends, to resolve the legal
status of Caspian Sea among littoral states without unilateral
decisions.
Moreover, Iran supports the establishment of security format 3x3 (3
South Caucasus countries plus Iran, Turkey and Russia) and the
prevention of the intervention of external groups in regional
processes. Tehran is also against the deployment of foreign, and
especially the "Zionist" military bases in the region, Bahrami said.
One-day conference is being held at Tehran University, organized by
the Caucasus Studies Institute (Iran) and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in
Iran.
From: A. Papazian
Sept 19 2010
Iran only country bordering Caucasus, which suffered from
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan
19.09.2010 15:44
Iran, Tehran, September 19/ Trend, E.Huseynov /
Iran is the only country bordering Caucasus region, who suffered from
the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Iranian
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohammedbagir Bahrami on Sunday in Tehran.
According to the ambassador, the conflict had violated a geographical
balance, particularly on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border and has become
an obstacle for the implementation of several economic projects,
including construction of Khudaferin dam, in which Iran is interested.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict directly affects national policies and
interests of Iran and harms them, Bahrami said at Iran-Azerbaijan
conference "Azerbaijan: past experiences and the upcoming prospects".
The length of the Iran-Azerbaijan border is 618 kilometers, of which
120 km are under the occupation of the separatists. This fact has a
negative impact on Iran's relations with the countries of the region,
the diplomat said.
According to him, Iran can not remain indifferent in matters of
security in the Caucasus. Therefore, Tehran puts forward its mediation
mission in order to achieve lasting peace and stability in the region
and resolve the problem. Thus, Tehran offers regional countries to
directly join the negotiating process to achieve a just peace, to
support the territorial integrity of countries in the region, prevent
chauvinistic and nationalist manifestations, to strengthen solidarity
in the region through the development of energy cooperation, to make
efforts to resolve conflicts in the region, to prevent interference of
external forces, pursuing their own selfish ends, to resolve the legal
status of Caspian Sea among littoral states without unilateral
decisions.
Moreover, Iran supports the establishment of security format 3x3 (3
South Caucasus countries plus Iran, Turkey and Russia) and the
prevention of the intervention of external groups in regional
processes. Tehran is also against the deployment of foreign, and
especially the "Zionist" military bases in the region, Bahrami said.
One-day conference is being held at Tehran University, organized by
the Caucasus Studies Institute (Iran) and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in
Iran.
From: A. Papazian