Tehran to announce initiative for Caucasus conflict resolution soon
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Shekholislam said Iran's proposal for resolving Caucasus conflicts is ready and will be presented soon after consideration of views of the others countries.
Sheikholislam, on the sidelines of the 16th International Conference of Central Asia and Caucasus, said, "After Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki's visit to the Caucasus, the countries of the region agreed that Iran will prepare a crisis resolving plan."
He added, "We are now finalizing the content of the proposal with adding some details."
"We have already received countries experts' views on the roots of the crisis and after finalizing the proposal we will give it to Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan," Sheikholislam said, IRNA reports.
Foreign Minister of Turkey and Iran met in New York on September 24, 2008 to discuss the situation in the Caucasus.
On August 12, during a visit to Moscow, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered a Caucasus stability and cooperation pact to include Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia.
Sheikholislam, on the sidelines of the 16th International Conference of Central Asia and Caucasus, said, "After Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki's visit to the Caucasus, the countries of the region agreed that Iran will prepare a crisis resolving plan."
He added, "We are now finalizing the content of the proposal with adding some details."
"We have already received countries experts' views on the roots of the crisis and after finalizing the proposal we will give it to Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan," Sheikholislam said, IRNA reports.
Foreign Minister of Turkey and Iran met in New York on September 24, 2008 to discuss the situation in the Caucasus.
On August 12, during a visit to Moscow, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered a Caucasus stability and cooperation pact to include Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia.
