January 25, 2005 - 22:30 AMT
IRAN READY TO COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT, IRI PRESIDENT SAID
Iran is ready to a comprehensive support to Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami stated at yesterday's meeting with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, who had arrived in Teheran on a formal visit. "We come for the soonest settlement of the Karabakh conflict, however we are sure that the problem cannot be solved by force," the Iranian President emphasized. He also assured that Iran supports Azerbaijan's posture in the Karabakh conflict.