Amir Abdollahian in Yerevan; Iran wants stable peace in the South Caucasus

According to the reporter of Fars news agency’s foreign policy group, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on Wednesday, the 6th of January, for the second time after assuming this position and after one year and two months of travel. The former headed a delegation to Yerevan to discuss the current situation in the South Caucasus and bilateral relations with senior Armenian officials.

During his trip to Yerevan at the end of Mehr last year (1401) while meeting and talking with officials Armenia, along with its Armenian counterpart, officially opened the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Qapan on 29 October.

Amir Abdollahian’s trip on Wednesday followed the news published about the achievement of lasting peace between the republics. Azerbaijan and Armenia will be done in the near future. The spokesman of the Kremlin announced on Tuesday night, January 5, that Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan are ready to finalize the peace treaty, and the head of the diplomatic service of the Islamic Republic of Iran also had a telephone conversation with his counterparts in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation the night before his trip to Yerevan. In a conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeihun Bayramov, while welcoming this process, he said that Iran continues its efforts to achieve lasting peace between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Islamic Republic of Iran in these years He has always taken measures to resolve the conflict in the South Caucasus and resolve misunderstandings and differences between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, and has always invited the two countries to avoid tension and resolve issues through dialogue. Recently, Tehran hosted the first meeting at the level of 3+3 foreign ministers with the presence of the foreign ministers of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. During his remarks at this meeting, Amir Abdollahian stated that we welcome any initiative that plays a constructive role in promoting dialogue and reaching peace. If the Caucasus, for any reason or in any way, turns into a settlement ground of powers, it will move away from peace and stability.

Amir Abdullahian emphasized on achieving regional security through regional mechanisms and Stating that the presence and influence of foreign powers complicates the mystery of security in the region and delays peace in the region, he added: “We are here today to play a role in promoting the atmosphere of peace and cooperation in the South Caucasus and building ways to strengthen regional integration.” and play its prosperity. We support the peace negotiations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia and consider the mutual recognition of territorial integrity by the two countries as a constructive step to reach a peace agreement. (More details)

Finally, the plane carrying the head of the diplomatic apparatus of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrived at Yerevan airport before noon on Wednesday, the 6th of December. and the Minister of Foreign Affairs was welcomed upon arrival by “Vahan Kostanyan”, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, “Hayk Darbinian”, the Regional Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, and a group of other Armenian officials, and from there he went to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia “Ararat Mirzoyan”. He went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Amir Abdullahian, in his meeting with his counterpart, pointed out the important position of the Caucasus in the neighborhood policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and emphasized Iran’s constant support for strengthening convergence and cooperation between the countries of the region. Pointing to the necessity of achieving sustainable peace in the region, he called regional dialogues and mechanisms, including the 3+3 mechanism, the most effective way to achieve comprehensive peace.

Ararat Mirzoyan, while describing the importance of relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasized the need for the implementation of agreements between the two countries as soon as possible, especially the Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor and the implementation of agreements in the field Energy exchange between the two countries emphasized and described the cooperation of the two countries in order to establish peace and stability in the constructive region and for the benefit of the region.

* Thanks to Pashinyan From Iran’s positions

The head of the diplomatic service went on to meet Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Alireza Bekdali, Deputy Consular Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs and Iranians Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mehdi Sobhani, Iran’s Ambassador in Yerevan, Mojtaba Demirchilu, Assistant Minister and Director General of Eurasia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Sadegh Fazli, Advisor and Ministerial Director General, Ara Shawardian, Representative of North Armenians, and Robert Baglerian, Representative Southern Armenians in the Islamic Council were also present in this meeting.

A few days before this trip, Pashinian and Ayatollah Raisi had a telephone conversation. In this phone call that took place on December 29, Ayatollah Raisi considered the Caucasus an important region in need of peace and tranquility and added: the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the Caucasus is stable and care should be taken that the Caucasus region becomes a field of competition for extra-regional countries. and its issues should be resolved by the countries of the region without the interference of foreigners.

In the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister of Armenia expressed his satisfaction with the growing trend of relations between the two countries while appreciating the principled positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the developments in the Caucasus.

After this meeting, the diplomatic corps returned to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where a joint press conference of the two foreign ministers was held.

* Warning to America from Yerevan

that reaching lasting peace between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is achievable in the early months of the new year and Iran’s agreement to open the Armenian Consulate General in Tabriz was one of the things that Amir Abdullahian pointed out in that press conference and said: “We are optimistic With the positive approach that exists in the region and between the two countries and without foreign interference and provocations and with some kind of regional guarantee that Iran, Turkey and Russia can play the role of guarantor in creating peace, we can look optimistically and realistically at the realization of lasting peace in the Caucasus. Let’s hope for the South between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

This high-ranking Iranian diplomat also welcomed the initiative proposed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the crossroads of peace and said: Iran is ready in this direction. pursue the approach of strengthening the North-South transit line at a faster pace.

He also addressed the current situation in Gaza and warned the White House officials from Yerevan about extensive military support to the Zionist regime and said: Stop extensive military support to the regime. Remove Israel and let the people of Gaza and Palestine decide their fate.

* Armenia’s determination to deepen relations with Iran

The meeting with “Armen Grigorian”, the secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia, was the last meeting of Amir Abdullahian with the Armenian authorities. The South Caucasus and the agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Armenians of Karabakh about the integration of Karabakh with the Republic of Azerbaijan had traveled to Tehran in a meeting with Amir Abdollahian in Yerevan, while appreciating Iran’s principled positions in support of the country’s territorial integrity, he said that Armenia is determined to deepen and expand relations. He is with Iran.

The foreign minister also expressed satisfaction with the growing trend of relations between the two countries and said that according to the agreement between the president of Iran and the prime minister of Armenia, bilateral relations should be on the path of leap. and moving towards increasing the volume of trade between the two countries to the level of 3 billion dollars can be one of the signs of improving relations. He discussed bilateral relations between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union with the Armenian authorities, and wrote on X social network that the expansion of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union will set clear horizons for the development of business relations between Iran and Armenia. He stated that “Peace, stability, tranquility and development in the Caucasus will be possible through the participation of the indigenous countries and neighbors of this region.” He was in the country and after that the head of the diplomatic service returned to Tehran.

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