Iran and Russia should not allow new war to break out in Nagorno-Karabakh - Iranian parliament speaker

MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Iran and Russia should not allow a war to break out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told reporters in Moscow on Wednesday. "We cannot allow the flame of war to spread in the region," Larijani said. "Russia and Iran should convince Azerbaijan and Armenia to resolve the conflict by political means," he added. On Saturday, April 2, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh rapidly deteriorated when the parties to the Karabakh conflict accused each other of violating truce along the front line. The claims came from defense authorities of Armenia and of Azerbaijan. On April 5 Azerbaijan’s Chief of Staff Col. Gen. Nadjmeddin Sadykov and his Armenian counterpart Col. Gen. Yury Khachaturov in Moscow with Russia’s mediation. At the talks the sides reached an agreement on cessation of hostilities at the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces. On the same day, the defense ministries of the two countries announced that the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh would start at 12am local time. Read more