ArmInfo.A diplomatic scandal is brewing between Tehran and Baku over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Thus, according to IRNA, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov.
During a telephone conversation, Araghchi noted that Tehran respects the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the same time, he assured that the Islamic Republic of Iran is against any actions that could provoke a conflict between two neighboring countries – Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Abbas Araghchi also denied information about the transportation of fuel, raw materials and food “to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan” by trucks with Iranian license plates. The deputy foreign minister of Iran also expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani side for providing humanitarian assistance to fight the coronavirus, noting that despite the closure of borders during the pandemic, cargo transportation and transit were carried out between the two countries.
It should be noted that earlier a video was spread on social networks showing Iranian fuel trucks that allegedly bring fuel and food to Artsakh. This caused a wide public outcry in Azerbaijan, up to the demand to call the Iranian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan for clarification. Apparently, this was the reason of Araghchi- Khalafov conversation.
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