Yerevan’s nonresponse to Iranian proposal to hold trilateral meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Iranian Foreign Ministers is conditioned by Armenia’s insistence to invite Karabakh representative to the possible meeting, reliable political source told NEWS.am. Presumably at the moment Tehran expects Baku’s response to Yerevan proposal.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki put forward an initiative to mediate between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Karabakh peace process, expressing an intention to hold trilateral meeting of FMs in Tehran.

According to Mottaki, Azerbaijan already consented to the proposal. “We have handed our proposals to Armenian and Azerbaijani sides. Baku accepted them, whereas Yerevan is yet silent,” Iranian FM stated.

February 19, 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. Under the NKR constitution, security area around Karabakh is a part of the republic. Asked about his stance on possible deployment of Russian and U.S. peacekeepers on border with Iran as a result of Karabakh conflict settlement, Ambassador replied: “Considering that Iran is the only country with common border with Karabakh, we have a clear stand on deployment of peacekeeping forces.”

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