Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, in his meetings with the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties, stated that the presence of NATO forces in the South Caucasus region is unacceptable for Iran. This was reported by TASS.
“The Zangezur corridor is an area in the South Caucasus where NATO forces are located, which poses a threat to the national security of the countries in the region,” he said.
Raisi noted that the Islamic Republic is against this.
Representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan presented Raisi with detailed reports on the current situation in the region.
Before that, it was known that the Iranian army was ready to send its observers to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. This statement was made by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, at a meeting with the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council, Armen Grigoryan. He emphasized that maintaining tension in the South Caucasus is not in the interest of not only Baku and Yerevan, but also other countries in the region.
Previously Lavrov statedRussia did not give Karabakh to Azerbaijan.