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Iran Ready to Help Establish Peace, Security in Caucasus: Zarif

Iran Ready to Help Establish Peace, Security in Caucasus: Zarif
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By Staff, Agencies

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic is ready to work with the Republic of Azerbaijan to establish peace and stability in the Caucasus region.

Zarif made the remarks in a Monday meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku, during an official visit as part of a regional tour that will take him to Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Turkey as well.

During his meeting with Aliyev, Zarif declared Iran’s readiness to cooperate in all areas that would lead to the establishment of peace, stability and calm in the Caucasus region.

Zarif also congratulated the Azeri government and nation on their recent victory in the latest round of armed conflict with the neighboring Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, calling for the promotion of bilateral cooperation.

Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but has been occupied by ethnic Armenian separatists since 1992 when they broke from Azerbaijan in a war that killed some 30,000 people.

The latest armed conflict between the two countries erupted on September 27 last year and ended on November 10 through a Russian-brokered truce.

As part of the truce agreement, Armenia returned swathes of territory it had occupied for decades to Azeri control.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Zarif welcomed a six-country regional cooperation platform, proposed by the Azeri president, as a model for promotion of regional cooperation among Armenia, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

He also highlighted the positive outcomes of the 14th session of the Joint Iran-Azerbaijan Economic Commission held earlier this month at the Iranian Ministry of Finance, reiterating the Islamic Republic's readiness to participate in the reconstruction of recently-liberated areas.

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