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Tasnim News Agency, Iran
Aug 3 2014
Iranian Envoy: Karabakh Clashes Undermine Regional Security
August 03, 2014 - 18:31
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian ambassador to Baku warned that the clashes
between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops near the disputed
Nagorno-Karabakh region would bring about insecurity in the region.
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The ongoing border clashes between the two neighboring countries "are
not in favor of security of the region," Mohsen Pakayeen stated,
calling on Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the protracted conflict
through dialogue.
He also asked regional countries to help resolve the dispute, saying
that Iran is ready to mediate between Baku and Yerevan.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran wants a peaceful solution to
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute," he said.
The remarks came after reports saying that at least 15 people were
killed in skirmishes between Azeri government forces and ethnic
Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in a flare-up of violence over
the last few days.
The two former Soviet republics have been locked in a long-simmering
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenian-backed separatists seized Nagorno Karabakh from Azerbaijan in
a 1990s war that claimed 30,000 lives.
http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/449643
Aug 3 2014
Iranian Envoy: Karabakh Clashes Undermine Regional Security
August 03, 2014 - 18:31
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian ambassador to Baku warned that the clashes
between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops near the disputed
Nagorno-Karabakh region would bring about insecurity in the region.
The ongoing border clashes between the two neighboring countries "are
not in favor of security of the region," Mohsen Pakayeen stated,
calling on Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the protracted conflict
through dialogue.
He also asked regional countries to help resolve the dispute, saying
that Iran is ready to mediate between Baku and Yerevan.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran wants a peaceful solution to
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute," he said.
The remarks came after reports saying that at least 15 people were
killed in skirmishes between Azeri government forces and ethnic
Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in a flare-up of violence over
the last few days.
The two former Soviet republics have been locked in a long-simmering
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenian-backed separatists seized Nagorno Karabakh from Azerbaijan in
a 1990s war that claimed 30,000 lives.
http://www.tasnimnews.com/English/Home/Single/449643