Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran and Azerbaijan Mohammad Javad Zarif and Jeyhun Bayramov have discussed the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

As reported IRNA, Zarif announced Iran’s willingness to support a peaceful and sustainable settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, “within the scope of the Iran-Turkey-Russia regional initiative, as a supplement to the Minsk Group mechanism.”

Zarif “affirmed Iran’s fundamental position and underscored the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.” The interlocutors also underscored the importance and role of regional initiatives for a resolution of this longstanding conflict.