Ambassador: Iran has started assisting in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict

The issue on Iran’s assisting in this issue was discussed during Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov’s visit to Iran by the consent of President Ilham Aliyev,” Mahammad Bagir Bahrami said at the press conference, APA reports.The ambassador said Iran as an important country of the region might offer its help. The diplomat mentioned that OSCE Minsk Group was established 18 years ago, and said they did not either want to fulfill their task or could not do it.
“Anyway, this issue has not been solved. Azerbaijani and Iranian officials said that mediators seek their benefit, not the solution to the problem. Iran wants to find a fair solution to the conflict by using its potential. Iran wants the occupied Azerbaijani territories to be released,” he said.

The ambassador said a new stage had begun in the region.
“The sooner the security is restored, the sooner the region will develop,” he said.

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