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Publish Date : 04 April 2016 - 13:04  ,  
News ID: 291

Iranian DM Urges Immediate Halt in Azerbaijan-Armenia Clashes

TEHRAN (Basirat)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan asked Azerbaijan and Armenia to stop military clashes over the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute.

General Dehqan held separate phone talks with his Azeri and Armenian counterparts on Sunday, and underlined the necessity for an immediate halt to their deadly clashes,(FNA) reported.

He also called on both sides to practice self-restraint and settle the crisis through talks and dialogue.

At least 30 soldiers were killed in fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces along the frontlines of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, officials of both the countries said on Saturday.

Both sides blamed the other for the fighting.

Iranian officials have always reiterated that the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia should be resolved only through political solutions.

Earlier today, the Iranian foreign ministry expressed grave concern about the exacerbation of disputes over Nagorno-Karabakh region, and invited Baku and Yerevan to self-restraint and halt in bloody clashes.

"While the region is witnessing the extremist groups' destructive acts and needs tranquility and stability, receiving worrying news about exacerbating conflicts in Karabakh region between Azerbaijan and Armenia has caused grave concerns in the Islamic Republic of Iran," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Sunday.

"We invite both our Northern neighbors to self-restraint and avoidance of any measure which makes the situation more difficult and advise them to stop clashes immediately and make their best efforts to restore tranquility and settle the differences peacefully within the framework of peace groups and the UN," he added.

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