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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has visited Armenia and discussed the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Ayvazyan, JAMnews reported.

The conflict at the border escalated after Azerbaijani Armed Forces advanced their positions several kilometres into the territory of Armenia on May 12, and refused to withdraw despite Yerevan’s repeated calls.

The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in Yerevan from Baku, where the tensions at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border was also discussed.

During the meeting with the foreign minister of Iran, Ara Ayvazyan stated that the encroachment on the territorial integrity of Armenia is a consequence of an inadequate international response to Baku’s actions during the second Karabakh war in the fall of 2020.

During negotiations with acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke about Iran’s intention to expand its presence in the south of Armenia, in the Syunik region by means of implementing several economic projects there.