IRAN REITERATES READINESS TO MEDIATE IN RESOLVING ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
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Oct 26 2010
Azerbaijan
During a meeting with Armenian prime minister, the Iranian
officials reiterated Iran’s readiness to mediate in resolving the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, foreign minister
of Iran Manouchehr Mottaki said during a press conference in Tehran
on Tuesday.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. –
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
According to Mottaki, Iran and Armenia have signed a cooperation
document during prime minister Tigran Sarkisian’s visit to Tehran.
From: A. Papazian
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