Tehran, Yerevan again emphasize need to respect sovereignty of  regional countries 

ArmInfo. Yerevan and Tehran emphasized the importance of resolving existing issues between  Armenia and Azerbaijan exclusively through peaceful means in order to achieve stable peace and strengthen regional ties and cooperation in the South Caucasus.

This is stated in the statement adopted during  the Armenian-Iranian inter-Ministry of Foreign Affairs consultations  held on March 9 in Tehran.

The statement notes that during the meeting, the parties discussed  the most important issues in bilateral relations, regional and  international developments.

"Expressing their satisfaction with the growing bilateral relations,  the two sides emphasized the importance of deepening relations and  promoting the level of cooperation.

Referring to the 18th meeting of the Joint Economic Cooperation  Commission between the two countries in Tehran (14-15 February,  2024), the two sides emphasized the need to accelerate the  implementation of the agreements made in the signed MoU.

Referring to the peace negotiations between the Republic of Armenia  and the Republic of Azerbaijan, the two sides emphasized the  importance of resolving the remaining issues exclusively by peaceful  means in order to achieve sustainable peace and strengthening the  regional connectivity and cooperation in South Caucasus. 

In this regard, the parties emphasized the necessity to respect the  sovereignty, jurisdiction, equality, reciprocity and inviolability of  internationally recognized borders.  The parties emphasized the  importance of regular consultations between the foreign ministries of  the two countries in different sectors and levels and agreed that the  next round of consultations between the political deputies will be  held in Armenia within the next six months," the statement said.

The consultations were headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia  Vahan Kostanyan and Ali Bagheri, Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran. On  the sidelines of the political consultations delegation headed by the  Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia was received by Hossein Amir  Abdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic  of Iran.