Pars Today
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has criticized France for sending military aid to Armenia, warning that it could trigger a new conflict in the South Caucasus.
Azerbaijan has confirmed that it has detained Arayik Harutyunyan, former president of the Karabakh region, while Armenia denounced the move.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says regional countries should open a new chapter in their ties aimed at promoting peace and economic development in the Caucasus region.
President Ebrahim Raeisi has doubled down on Iran’s opposition to the opening of the Zangezur Corridor in the Caucasus region, saying Tehran is against any geopolitical changes in the region.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry says military officials from the South Caucasus country and neighboring Iran have reached an agreement on holding a joint naval exercise in the Caspian Sea.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says the country is ready to contribute to lowering tensions in the Caucasus region and send observers to the border regions between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Iran’s foreign minister has underlined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional countries, supporting the 3+3 format as an effective mechanism for resolving disputes in the Caucasus region without foreign interference.
Armenia’s parliament has ratified the founding Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, subjecting the country to the jurisdiction of The Hague-based ICC amid strained ties with Russia.
Iran has expressed its support for the expansion of transportation routes in the region, but reiterated the Islamic Republic’s opposition to any geopolitical changes.
A United Nations mission has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh to deal with a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians who have been fleeing the region since the Azerbaijani army launched an operation in September to take full control of the enclave.