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KARABAKH CONFLICT CAN BE SETTLED BY POLITICAL MEANS ONLY - IRANIAN PRESIDENT
ITAR-TASS, Russia
November 12, 2014 Wednesday 10:52 PM GMT+4
BAKU November 12.
Conflict in Nagorny Karabakh, a predominantly Armenian-populated
region of Azerbaijan that has been staying under de facto control by
Armenia since the early 1990's can be settled by political means only,
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here on Wednesday after talks
with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev
Iranian government is confident that there is no military solution
to the Karabakh problem, he said, adding that Teheran does not like
the quo status in this frozen conflict, which sparked off at the end
of the 1980's when both Armenia and Azerbaijan were still constituent
republics of the Soviet Union.
Iran would like to see peace, fairness, stability, and friendship in
the region, Rouhani said. He made known his country's readiness to
take any steps towards this objective, including the ones that could
be taken in the format of international organizations.
Ilham Aliev said on his part "settlement of this conflict along the
principle of territorial integrity will bring peace to the region."
"There's no other solution," he said
Azerbaijan and Iran signed five documents upon the completion of
bilateral talks on Wednesday. The package includes an intergovernmental
agreement on cooperation in informational and communications
technologies, as well as the memoranda on regulation of river flows,
operations of coastal guard, and R & D in alternative and renewable
sources of energy. -0-kle
From: A. Papazian
ITAR-TASS, Russia
November 12, 2014 Wednesday 10:52 PM GMT+4
BAKU November 12.
Conflict in Nagorny Karabakh, a predominantly Armenian-populated
region of Azerbaijan that has been staying under de facto control by
Armenia since the early 1990's can be settled by political means only,
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here on Wednesday after talks
with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev
Iranian government is confident that there is no military solution
to the Karabakh problem, he said, adding that Teheran does not like
the quo status in this frozen conflict, which sparked off at the end
of the 1980's when both Armenia and Azerbaijan were still constituent
republics of the Soviet Union.
Iran would like to see peace, fairness, stability, and friendship in
the region, Rouhani said. He made known his country's readiness to
take any steps towards this objective, including the ones that could
be taken in the format of international organizations.
Ilham Aliev said on his part "settlement of this conflict along the
principle of territorial integrity will bring peace to the region."
"There's no other solution," he said
Azerbaijan and Iran signed five documents upon the completion of
bilateral talks on Wednesday. The package includes an intergovernmental
agreement on cooperation in informational and communications
technologies, as well as the memoranda on regulation of river flows,
operations of coastal guard, and R & D in alternative and renewable
sources of energy. -0-kle
From: A. Papazian