Iran says ready to promote stability in Caucasus based on respect for sovereignty

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Tehran is ready to promote stability and friendship in the Caucasus region based on respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all regional states.

Esmaeil Baghaei made the remark in a post on his X account on Friday following Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s participation in the third meeting of the 3+3 regional cooperation platform in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

“Iran stands ready to work with other partners to make the Caucasus a sphere of stability, friendship, and prosperity based on respect for sovereignty, sovereign equality, and territorial integrity of all regional states,” Baghaei wrote.

The Iranian spokesman stressed the necessity to promote economic cooperation and connectivity as well as people to people ties with the purpose of consolidating peace and stability in the Caucasus region.

The 3+3 consultative platform, comprising the three South Caucasus countries of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan plus Russia, Turkey, and Iran, was established in an attempt to settle regional issues without foreign interference.

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The first 3+3 meeting was held in Moscow, Russia, in December 2021 at the level of deputy foreign ministers and without the presence of Georgia.

The second was held in Tehran on October 23 with the participation of the foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia and Turkey.

The dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region had been at the center of talks.

The land-locked region has always been internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan though it is mostly populated by ethnic Armenians.

Azerbaijan won the 2020 war, regaining much of the Nagorno-Karabakh. Another battle in September left the entire territory under the control of the Baku government after months of blockade.

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