Official Position of Iran on NKR Conflict is Unchanged: Iranian Embassy in Armenia

The Iranian Embassy in Armenia issued a statement denying the announcements which were attributed to the Iranian Ambassador in Baku, which were circulated by Azerbaijani media. The embassy’s statement reads:

“Regarding the publications on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict attributed to the Iranian Ambassador in Baku, we inform that the Iranian Embassy in Baku has not issued any announcement in this regard and during his recent interview the Ambassador highlighted that the official position of Iran on the NKR conflict is unchanged. The Embassy once again stressed the official position of Iran: conflict settlement by peaceful means – based on norms of international rights.”