Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran in the Istanbul  Declaration stressed the importance of an early resolution of the  Karabakh conflict

ArmInfo. The VI trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran - Mevlut Chavushoglu, Elmar Mamedyarov and Mohammad Javad Zarif was  held in Istanbul.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Azerbaijan, the Istanbul Declaration on the development of  cooperation between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran was adopted following  the meeting.  The joint declaration expresses the commitment of  Ankara, Baku and Tehran to the declarations adopted at the previous  tripartite meetings of the Urmii, Nakhijevan, Van, Ramsar and Baku.

In addition, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to further  strengthen the solidarity and cooperation among the peoples of the  three countries based on ancient historical roots, religious and  cultural community, serving peace, security, welfare and cooperation  in the region. "The parties agreed to continue close consultations on  regional and global issues of common interest for strengthening  regional and international peace, security and stability at various  levels and platforms, as well as within international and regional  organizations. At the same time, they emphasized interest in  strengthening peace and security in the region, and in this context  declared commitments on the principles of international law,  including respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity not to  violate internationally recognized borders and the peaceful  settlement of all conflicts.In this context, the ministers reiterated  the importance of an early resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict based on the above principles, stressed the importance of  the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), reflecting the success  of multilateral negotiations and diplomacy; recognized that the  successful implementation of JCPOA and the full utilization of the  benefits provided by JCPOA require full compliance ", - stated in the  declaration.

In addition, the ministers agreed to extend the Action Plan for  tripartite sectoral cooperation until 2021.  At the end of the  meeting, the ministers of the three countries reaffirmed the  importance of continuing regular meetings for coordinating and  cooperating regional and global issues in a tripartite format.   Following the meeting, an agreement was reached on holding the next  meeting in Iran.