Iran Press/ Iran News: Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, referring to the elections in the geographical region under the name of mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh emphasized, "We believe that any action that would complicate the path of resolving the differences between our two neighboring countries, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, should be avoided."
The spokesman emphasized the need for a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the framework of international principles and laws.
Presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for (Today) March 31, 2020, in Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Despite facing strong international pressure, the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders have failed to agree on the basic principles of ending the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict put forward by Russia, the United States, and France in 2011.
Armenia and Azerbaijan thus remain officially at war over Nagorno-Karabakh and the dispute is a major source of tension in the South Caucasus region wedged between Iran, Russia, and Turkey.
No country officially recognizes Karabakh as an independent state.
Upper Karabakh – also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, has been controlled by ethnic Armenians since it broke free of Baku's control after a fierce war in the early 1990s that killed 30,000 people.
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