YEREVAN. – The role of the OSCE Minsk Group is very important in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, and it is the one that takes real steps in this direction.  

Iranian Studies specialist Vardan Voskanyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am, reflecting on Iran Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani’s recent statement that official Tehran is prepared to become a mediator in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. 

“But the Iranian side’s efforts, statements and proposals toward the stability of the region are important and, in my view, they deserve encouragement,” Voskanyan added.     

In his words, the Armenian party has always responded positively to such statements, and it stands ready to accept any mediation initiative that will bring peace and stability to the region.

“And even though the Azerbaijani party, based on the rules of diplomatic ethics, today does not explicitly reject the Iranian initiative, Azerbaijan will never accept any mediation with the participation of Iran,” Vardan Voskanyan concluded.