Iran: Karabakh issue will be settled only through talksDecember 16, 2009 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Nagorno-Karabakh issue will be settled only through talks adding foreign forces do not wish that the issue be resolved swiftly. In a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Tehran, Larijani pointed out to developments in the region and Caucasus and said, "deployment of foreign troops in the region only makes the issue more complicated which is not favorable to any regional country." He also called for further cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan on oil, gas, energy, banking and electricity. Elmar Mammadyarov on his part said the Republic of Azerbaijan is willing to resolve the issue of Karabakh through talks, ISNA reported. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |