Iran against deployment of peacekeepers in Karabakh

• Thursday, February 21, 11:19

  Iran's Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Pak-Ayeen has warned against the possible deployment of peacekeeping forces to Karabakh, emphasizing that the move will cause new security problems in the region.

"The deployment of peacekeeping forces to the Karabakh region is not only an ineffective measure to resolve the region's dispute, but will create new security problems in the region," Pak-Ayeen told IRNA on Wednesday.

He said that regional countries can present logical resolutions to the conflict, adding states and organizations outside the region have no resolve to settle the Karabakh dispute.

The Iranian envoy said, however, that the presence of peacekeeping troops in Karabakh is unlikely at the current juncture, saying the move requires certain grounds, which have not been prepared yet.

Pak-Ayeen expressed Iran's readiness to help resolve the Karabakh dispute, saying we are willing to fulfill our duties to settle the problem if the grounds are prepared.

He added that maintaining ties with the disputed sides would be an appropriate strategy for Iran, as the rotating president of the Non-Aligned Movement, to help strengthen peace and security in the region.

However, according to the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, the issue of deploying international peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh is not on agenda at present.