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IRAN READY TO HELP RESOLVE NAGORNO-KARABAKH ISSUE DIPLOMATICALLY
Mehr News Agency (MNA), Iran
March 12, 2013 Tuesday
TEHRAN, March 12 (MNA) â- The Iranian ambassador to Armenia has
reiterated that the Islamic Republic is ready to help resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue, which has dragged on since ethnic Armenian
forces took control of the region during a war in the early 1990s,
through diplomatic channels.
"If the countries involved in the dispute make a request, the Islamic
Republic of Iran is ready to help resolve it peacefully," Ambassador
Mohammad Raeesi told the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency in
an interview published on Monday.
Both Azerbaijan and Armenia claim the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh,
which is mainly populated by Armenians but located in Azerbaijan.
Iran had earlier extended an offer to mediate between Armenia and
Azerbaijan in the dispute.
In April 2010, Manouchehr Mottaki, who was Iran's foreign minister
at the time, presented a proposal for a trilateral meeting with
his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts to attempt to resolve
the dispute.
Mehr News Agency (MNA), Iran
March 12, 2013 Tuesday
TEHRAN, March 12 (MNA) â- The Iranian ambassador to Armenia has
reiterated that the Islamic Republic is ready to help resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue, which has dragged on since ethnic Armenian
forces took control of the region during a war in the early 1990s,
through diplomatic channels.
"If the countries involved in the dispute make a request, the Islamic
Republic of Iran is ready to help resolve it peacefully," Ambassador
Mohammad Raeesi told the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency in
an interview published on Monday.
Both Azerbaijan and Armenia claim the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh,
which is mainly populated by Armenians but located in Azerbaijan.
Iran had earlier extended an offer to mediate between Armenia and
Azerbaijan in the dispute.
In April 2010, Manouchehr Mottaki, who was Iran's foreign minister
at the time, presented a proposal for a trilateral meeting with
his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts to attempt to resolve
the dispute.