IRAN READY TO MEDIATE IN KARABAKH DISPUTE: AMBASSADOR

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11:33 ~U 16.03.10

Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohammad Baqer Bahrami said that
Iran is ready to mediate to help resolve the territorial dispute
between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

"Iran has announced its readiness to help the crisis in this region,"
Bahrami was reported as saying to Tehran Times on March 15.

The ambassador added that Azerbaijan and Armenia have asked Iran to
mediate in the dispute.

"The two sides have accepted that Iran (must) utilize all the potential
which exists in the region to help resolve the crisis in this region,"
he said.

Commenting on plans to abolish visa requirements for the citizens
of Iran and Azerbaijan, the ambassador pointed out that Azerbaijani
officials have announced that they are preparing to eliminate visa
requirement for Iranians.