Iranian president for settling Karabakh problem
By Tigran Liloyan

ITAR-TASS News Agency
September 9, 2004 Thursday

YEREVAN, September 9 — Iranian President Mohammad Khatami came out
for a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh problem “on the basis of
respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty”.

The Iranian president concluding his official visit to Yerevan made
this statement on Thursday during his meeting with students and the
teaching staff of Yerevan State University.

Khatami pointed to the need of easing any tension in the Caucasus
hampering peaceful development of countries of the region. Teheran
will exert efforts “for resolving the Karabakh conflict and for
peaceful co-existence of the countries involved”, he said.