Islamic Republic of Iran has welcomed the Russia-brokered truce deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia proposing help for prevalence of everlasting peace in the region.
Iran hails Armenia-Azerbaijan truce deal
11 Nov 2020 - 15:17
Islamic Republic of Iran has welcomed the Russia-brokered truce deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia proposing help for prevalence of everlasting peace in the region.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Iran hoped the agreement would “lead to final arrangements to establish sustainable peace in the Caucasus region.”
The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia signed a statement late on Monday to end the war in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ceasefire agreement came into effect overnight.
Azerbaijan and Armenia had been fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh since September 27. Russia several times attempted to mediate an end to the war.
Iran, which shares borders with both Armenia and Azerbaijan, has previously offered to mediate between the two countries. Most recently, the Islamic Republic put forward a specific peace initiative to end the conflict, which Russia said would closely study.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry pointed to the fact that the stipulations in the ceasefire agreement had been included in the Iranian peace initiative.
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