Caucasus Region

Baku, Yerevan agree to sign peace treaty as soon as possible

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Baku and Yerevan have agreed to make efforts to sign a peace treaty as soon as possible, the Azerbaijani foreign ministry said after a meeting between the two countries’ top diplomats in Istanbul.

South Caucasus meeting kicks off in Istanbul

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – A foreign ministerial meeting of the Regional Cooperation Mechanism for the Caucasus region, known as 3+3, began on Friday in Istanbul, Turkey.

Araghchi arrives in Turkey for 3+3 meeting

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is visiting Turkey on Friday to attend the 3+3 format meeting after touring most countries in the region.

Foreign Ministry;

Armenia acquires weapons solely for self-defense

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Armenia acquires weapons and equipment solely to exercise its right to self-defense and to protect its citizens," the spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry says.

Yerevan says ready to sign peace treaty with Baku

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Armenia is ready to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan soon, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said.

Iran says;

Peace in Caucasus to benefit all countries of region

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Referring to the recent issues raised regarding the Zangezur corridor, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani stressed that peace in the Caucasus is beneficial for all countries of the region.

Iranian diplomat to Russian envoy:

'Iran against geopolitical changes in Caucasus region'

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – An aide to Iran’s foreign minister expressed Tehran’s support for regional peace and stability and opposition to any change in internationally- recognized borders and geopolitical status quo.

Armenia dismisses reports on firing on Azerbaijan positions

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The Armenian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday has denied opening fire on Azerbaijani positions.

Russia, Azerbaijan leaders discuss situation in S Caucasus

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in the South Caucasus during a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, the Kremlin press service reported Wednesday.

Ex-envoy to Baku:

Iran must cut off transregional powers' hands in Caucasus

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The Iranian envoy to the Azerbaijan Republic has stressed that Tehran needs to take steps to prevent the transregional powers' involvement in the regional developments in the South Caucasus region.

Adviser to Leader:

Lasting peace, security in region Iran’s strategic goal

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The top military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that the spread of common security and lasting peace in the region is the strategic objective of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran, Russia need to cooperate on Caucasus: Acting FM

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Acting Foreign Minister stressed Sunday the need for resolving the issues between the Republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia, calling for Tehran and Moscow cooperation in line with their interests on the Caucasus region.

Acting FM:

Iran committed to play effective role for Caucasus stability

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) –The acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani emphasized endogenous security as Iran's regional security doctrine, saying that Iran is committed to playing an effective role in the stability and security of the Caucasus.

Russia seeks to launch direct flight from N Caucasus to Iran

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – A Russian official has announced that Moscow, at the federal level, is seeking to set up a direct flight from the North Caucasus to Iran.

Iran protects security of S. Caucuses region amid NATO plots

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The South Caucasus is an important aspect of Iranian and regional security, as such Iran will not allow any Western plots to harm security in the region to see the light of day, according to Ali Akbar Velayati.

Kan'ani:

Caucasus must not turn into geopolitical competition arena

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) –  Iran has once again warned against turning South Caucasus into an arena of geopolitical competition by extra-regional powers.

Armenia says ready for peace deal with Azerbaijan Republic

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Armenia is ready to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan if Baku shows the same political will, a senior Armenian official said on Saturday.

Azerbaijani, Armenian FMs meet in Berlin for peace talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan met in Berlin on Wednesday as part of peace talks between the two countries.

Raeisi:

Outsiders' presence in region to create bigger problems

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is opposed to the presence of outsiders in the region who claim to be trying to resolve issues.

Iran seeking ‘real’ peace in Caucasus region: Envoy

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani has said that his country supports the establishment of “real peace” in the Caucasus region.

Iran not to accept change in geographical borders

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi expressed Iran’s support for independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of regional countries.

Iran's Kharrazi discusses ties with Armenia prime minister

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – The Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi met and held talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, discussing the bilateral relations between the two countries.

Iranian FM departs for Armenia for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian left Tehran for Yerevan on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral talks with Armenian officials.

Russia reasserts its respect for Iran's territorial integrity

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Minister reasserted Moscow's respect for Iran's territorial integrity following Tehran's criticism of an Arab-Russian statement backing the UAE's unfounded claim about the Iranian trio islands.

Iranian FM stresses country's sovereignty over trio islands

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – In a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Iran's foreign minister says that Tehran strongly rejects any claim by any party regarding its trio islands.

Raeisi:

Caucasus region must not become outsiders' competition field

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – The Caucasus region must not turn into a field of competition of extra-regional countries, and its issues should be resolved by the countries of the region without the interference of outsiders, president Raeisi said.

Iranian envoy, Azeri president's aide discuss bilateral ties

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Assistant to the Azerbaijani President, head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev met with the Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan Seyyed Abbas Mousavi.

Iran, Russia put premium on 3+3 coop. format in Caucasus

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Russia have held talks in Moscow about the Caucasus region, giving primacy to the meeting of the 3+3 cooperation format in Tehran, aimed at bolstering Caucasus peace and stability.

US reacts to 3+3 meeting held in Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller reacted to Monday's meeting in Tehran in the 3+3 format aimed at peace negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Pres. Raeisi to Azeri FM:

Zionist regime to be friend to no Muslim country

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – In a meeting with the visiting Azerbaijani foreign minister, President Ebrahim Raeisi warned against relations with the Zionist Israeli regime, stressing that the Zionist regime will not be a friend to any Muslim country.