IRAN PROPOSES TO MEDIATE ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

Yerkir
19.04.2010 15:29
Yerevan

Yerevan (Yerkir) – Tehran proposes to hold a trilateral meeting of
foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Iranian Foreign
Minister Manoucher Mottaki has said.

Iran voiced an initiative to mediate between Armenia and Azerbaijan
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It intends to hold a trilateral
meeting of foreign ministers in Tehran, Mottaki told media at a
press conference.

He said that Azerbaijan has already given its consent. Tehran is
awaiting a response from Armenia now.

Iran will make every effort to resolve the conflict, Mottaki said.

"The Karabakh conflict can be resolved through negotiations and on
the basis of the principle of justice," he added.