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“Iran has had a positive effect on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement,” Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen has stated, the Iranian IRNA news agency reports.

Iranian Ambassador has given an interview to the Azerbaijani ATV channel where he has touched upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and has noted, “Iran wants to see stability and peace in the region. Any instability in the region will seriously affect Iran’s security.”

Ambassador Pak Ayeen also added, “We need to solve the conflict as soon as possible. Iran has relations with the conflicting sides. Taking into consideration the attempt of implementing a mediatory mission, Tehran is ready to assist the settlement of the conflict.”

The current stage of the Karabakh conflict began in 1988, when the parliament of Autonomous Oblast of Nagorno-Karabakh asked the authorities of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan SSR to pass the region to Armenia.

Azerbaijan responded to the request with protests against the civilians of Armenian nationality. After the collapse of the Soviet Union a full-scale war began. Azerbaijan had an overwhelming advantage in quantity, in weapons and resources and hoped for a quick victory. However, during the brutal war Azeri troops were defeated, losing about 30,000 soldiers and a number of previously controlled areas.

On 12 May 1994, after the ceasefire agreement the hostilities in the conflict zone were ceased. The agreement on cease-fire regime is observed so far. Since 1992 to the present day negotiations with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs United States, Russia and France, are being held for reaching a peaceful settlement of t