Iran does not rule out the possibility of rendering assistance in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, should the conflicting parties ask such a request.

Mohsen Pak-Ayin, Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, stated the aforesaid, according to Interfax news agency.

In his words, Iran supports the settlement of this conflict.

Pak-Ayin added that Tehran is interested in the maintaining of a climate of regional peace and cooperation.