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The Iranian ambassador to Armenia has said Tehran’s position should be taken into account if peacekeepers are stationed in the zone of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh.
"Iran shares a border with Garabagh. Therefore, undoubtedly, we have our own stance and views on peacekeepers that could be stationed in the region," Seyed Ali Saghaeyan told a press conference in Yerevan.
Saghaeyan did not elaborate the stationing of which country’s peacekeeping forces Iran would be discontent with.
The ambassador did not spell out what was implied by "a common border with Garabagh" either, given that in those areas Iran borders with Azerbaijan, notably, the Jabrayil, Fuzuli and Zangilan districts, which are currently under Armenian control.
The Iranian diplomat merely said Tehran supports a Garabagh settlement meeting the interests of all nations in the region and the ongoing OSCE Minsk Group-brokered peace talks.
Regarding the Turkey-Armenia reconciliation process, Saghaeyan said Iran supports reopening of the border between the two estranged countries.
Upper Garabagh is an Azerbaijani region occupied by Armenia since a 1994 cease-fire ended separatist hostilities that killed an estimated 30,000 people and ousted about one million Azerbaijanis from their homes. Armenia continues to occupy Upper Garabagh and seven other Azerbaijani districts in defiance of international law. Years of peace talks have brought few tangible results.*