News - Iran FM on visit to Armenia: We believe that peace in Caucasus is possible

We believe that peace, stability, conciliation, and development in the Caucasus will become possible thanks to the participation of the region's own peoples and neighbors. Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated this on X on Wednesday, commenting on his visit to Armenia. The Iranian FM noted that during his visit to Armenia, he met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, his Armenian counterpart—Ararat Mirzoyan, and the Secretary of the Security Council, Armen Grigoryan. "Regarding the latest events in the South Caucasus, ways to achieve stable peace in the region, we discussed the process of bilateral relations. In this regard, in a [telephonic] conversation with the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan yesterday evening, the latest status of dispute settlement was discussed within the framework of the 3+3 regional mechanism. “We believe that peace, stability, conciliation, and development in the Caucasus will become possible thanks to the participation of the region's own peoples and neighbors "In addition, the expansion of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union will open up clear horizons for the development of business relations between Tehran and Yerevan," wrote the Iranian FM.