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IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: ANY INSTABILITY CONNECTED WITH NKR WILL HAVE SERIOUS IMPACT ON IRAN'S SECURITY
14:33 13/06/2013 " REGION
"Iran has had a positive effect on NKR conflict settlement," Iranian
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen has stated, the Iranian
IRNA news agency reports.
Iranian Ambassador has given an interview to the Azerbaijani ATV
channel where he has touched upon the NKR conflict and has noted,
"Iran wants to see stability and peace in the region. Any instability
in the region will seriously affect Iran's security."
Ambassador Pak Ayeen also added, "We need to solve the conflict as
soon as possible. Iran has relations with the conflicting sides.
Taking into consideration the attempt of implementing a mediatory
mission, Tehran is ready to assist the settlement of the conflict."
The current stage of the Karabakh conflict began in 1988, when
the parliament of Autonomous Oblast of Nagorno-Karabakh asked the
authorities of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan SSR to pass
the region to Armenia.
Azerbaijan responded to the request with protests against the civilians
of Armenian nationality. After the collapse of the Soviet Union a
full-scale war began. Azerbaijan had an overwhelming advantage in
quantity, in weapons and resources and hoped for a quick victory.
However, during the brutal war Azeri troops were defeated, losing
about 30,000 soldiers and a number of previously controlled areas.
On 12 May 1994, after the ceasefire agreement the hostilities in
the conflict zone were ceased. The agreement on cease-fire regime
is observed so far. Since 1992 to the present day negotiations with
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs United States, Russia and France,
are being held for reaching a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Source: Panorama.am
14:33 13/06/2013 " REGION
"Iran has had a positive effect on NKR conflict settlement," Iranian
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen has stated, the Iranian
IRNA news agency reports.
Iranian Ambassador has given an interview to the Azerbaijani ATV
channel where he has touched upon the NKR conflict and has noted,
"Iran wants to see stability and peace in the region. Any instability
in the region will seriously affect Iran's security."
Ambassador Pak Ayeen also added, "We need to solve the conflict as
soon as possible. Iran has relations with the conflicting sides.
Taking into consideration the attempt of implementing a mediatory
mission, Tehran is ready to assist the settlement of the conflict."
The current stage of the Karabakh conflict began in 1988, when
the parliament of Autonomous Oblast of Nagorno-Karabakh asked the
authorities of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan SSR to pass
the region to Armenia.
Azerbaijan responded to the request with protests against the civilians
of Armenian nationality. After the collapse of the Soviet Union a
full-scale war began. Azerbaijan had an overwhelming advantage in
quantity, in weapons and resources and hoped for a quick victory.
However, during the brutal war Azeri troops were defeated, losing
about 30,000 soldiers and a number of previously controlled areas.
On 12 May 1994, after the ceasefire agreement the hostilities in
the conflict zone were ceased. The agreement on cease-fire regime
is observed so far. Since 1992 to the present day negotiations with
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs United States, Russia and France,
are being held for reaching a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Source: Panorama.am