YEREVAN. – Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan confirmed statement of Iranian spiritual leader’s representative saying Afghan militants were fighting on the Azerbaijani side during the Karabakh war.

“Afghan militants were definitely in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in a certain period,” Ohanyan said commenting on information spread by the Iranian sources.

According to reports, Iran helped Azerbaijan during the Karabakh war. In particular, Iran supplied weapons, trainers and ammunition, provided assistance in bringing militants from Afghanistan.

“They were withdrawn within the framework of different agreements suffering huge losses as a result of the professional action of the Karabakh side,” Minister Ohanyan said.