`We invite both of our northern neighbors to restraint and avoiding any action than can turn the situation more difficult,` spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said.
`Hearing of escalation of clashes in Nagorno Karabakh region between Azerbaijan and Armenia is source of deep concern for the Islamic Republic of Iran,` he added.
`We urge Azerbaijan and Armenia to cease clashes promptly and use all their might to restore tranquility and peaceful settlement of differences within the peace groups and under the United Nation,` the spokesman said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council`s four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
Tehran invites Baku, Yerevan to restraint amid regional tensions
03 April 2016
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Iran`s Foreign Ministry urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to show restraint and avoid any move that can escalate their tensions, Irna reported.
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