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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday reaffirmed his country's commitment to maintaining stability and security in the Caucasus region.

Raisi made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan while commenting on the Caucasus region's issues and developments, Xinhua reported, citing a statement published on the website of his office.

He added Iran supported and welcomed peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, expressing his country's determination and readiness to guarantee the strategic security of the Caucasus region and Iran's red lines in this area.

Raisi said, "We are against foreigners' presence in the region on the pretext of resolving (regional) issues and believe that their presence not only will fail to solve any problem but also will lead to bigger ones for the regional peoples and governments."

The Armenian deputy prime minister, for his part, described as very valuable and important Iran's support for his country's independence, national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

He stressed his government's willingness and determination to expand all-out economic and trade relations with Iran, especially in the energy and transit sectors.