Tehran still hopes that the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region will be resolved through peaceful means based on international regulations, Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan said. “Our stances on mountainous Karabakh has not changed and we hope that the conflict would be resolved peacefully, within the framework of territorial integrity of regional countries and in compliance with international regulations,” Tasnim News Agency also quoted Mohsen Pakayeen as saying on Saturday. Violence in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region escalated in early April. Baku and Yerevan have accused each other of provoking hostilities. A ceasefire was achieved on April 5, following days of clashes that led to numerous casualties on both sides.
