Statement by Iranian Ambassador to RA Seyed Ali Saghaeyan that Iran is the only country having a border with Nagorno-Karabakh, thereby recognizing liberated territories part of NKR, is either stipulation or pursues particular purpose, expert of the Armenian Center of National and International Studies, Manvel Sargsyan told NEWS.am.

According to him, the high-ranking official could hardly missay. “Most probably, Iranian Ambassador’s statement should be considered as a message not to the conflicting sides, but rather to the interested countries to increase their role in Nagorno-Karabakh negotiation process, Sargsyan said naming Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. According to him, the Ambassador’s statement aims at stressing Tehran’s participation in Karabakh peace process.

As NEWS.am reported previously, at the Feb. 19 meeting with journalists Iranian Ambassador to RA Seyed Ali Saghaeyan said that Iran is the only country having common border with Nagorno-Karabakh, thereby recognizing liberated territories part of NKR. Considering that Iran is the only country with common border with Karabakh, we have clear stand on deployment of peacekeeping forces.”

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