TEHRAN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Sunday exchanged views on an agreement reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the draft of a peace treaty.
In a phone call, the two sides also discussed bilateral relations as well as the latest developments in the Caucasus region, according to a statement published on the website of the Iranian president's office.
The Iranian president extended congratulations to Armenia and Azerbaijan on their agreement, saying Iran had always welcomed peace and stability in the region, especially among neighbors.
He pointed to the "good and progressing" relations between Iran and Armenia, urging to accelerate the implementation of the two countries' agreements in different areas.
The Armenian prime minister, for his part, praised Iran's role and support in facilitating the agreement's achievement.
Pashinyan added that his country would continue negotiations on the agreement, expressing hope that the treaty would be signed in the near future.
He also voiced his country's willingness and determination to implement the agreements signed with Iran.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that negotiations on the text of the draft Agreement on Peace and the Establishment of Interstate Relations with Armenia have been concluded. The Armenian Foreign Ministry also said that the peace agreement is "ready for signing."
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at loggerheads over the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region since 1988. Peace talks have been going on since 1994 when a ceasefire was agreed on, despite sporadic clashes since then. ■
