Thursday, September 21 2023 10:50

ArmInfo. The UN hopes that the cessation of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh will be sustainable and  lead to a long-term peace settlement, the official representative of the Secretary General of the world organization, Stephane Dujarric, told a TASS correspondent.

"We really hope that the ceasefire will remain in force and lead to a  longer-term solution [to resolving the conflict]," he said.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on Russia and  Azerbaijan to ensure the safety of the people in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Azerbaijan and Russia, in particular, must ensure the safety of  people in their own homes, Baerbock said on the sidelines of the 78th  session of the UN General Assembly (GA) in New York.

There will be a peaceful solution to this conflict only if the  military actions of the past and present are immediately stopped, she  said. 

Italian FM Antonio Tajani proposed mediation to Armenia and  Azerbaijan. At his meetings with the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs he  proposed Rome as a venue for their meeting. Both the ministers  expressed their readiness to meet in Rome. The Italian government  will send a document to the Armenian and Azerbaijani government. 

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani welcomed the  achievement of a ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh through  Russian mediation. At the same time, he called on both sides to focus  on resolving differences on the basis of "dialogue and peaceful  mechanisms" within the framework of "the territorial integrity of  Azerbaijan." According to him, the war brings no results other than  destruction and the spread of hatred, and threatens the stability and  security of the region.

The diplomat said that there is no longer any reason to continue  hostilities in the region, and expressed hope that there will be no  more wars in the region. "The Islamic Republic demands full respect  for the territorial integrity within the recognized international  borders of the countries of the region and is of the opinion that the  rights and security of the residents of Karabakh must be ensured  within the same framework," Kanaani said. He expressed Tehran's  readiness to contribute to appropriate sustainable peace processes  and said that interference by third parties in the region will only  complicate existing problems and jeopardize existing agreements.