Iran is the only country bordering Caucasus region, who suffered from the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohammedbagir Bahrami, Trend News reports.

According to him, the conflict had violated a geographical balance, particularly on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border and has become an obstacle for the implementation of several economic projects, including construction Khudaferin of water dams, in which Iran is interested.

”Nagorno-Karabakh conflict directly affects national policies and interests of Iran and harms them, The length of the Iran-Azerbaijan border is 618 kilometers, of which 120 km are under the occupation of the separatists. This fact has a negative impact on Iran's relations with the countries of the region,” Bahrami said at the Iran-Azerbaijan conference "Azerbaijan: past experiences and the upcoming prospects" in Tehran.