Azerbaijan, Baku, February 1 / Trend , T.Jafarov/
Tehran believes that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be resolved with the assistance of the states of region.
"We believe that the conflict can be resolved with the assistance of states of the region. Iran acts from a position of a fair solution to the conflict and the restoration of rights of Azerbaijan," Iranian deputy foreign minister for work with the Iranians living abroad, and consular matters Hassan Gashgavi briefed the media in Baku on Feb. 1.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. General Assembly's resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the occupied territories
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