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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran’s policy towards the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict  has not changed, and the country is still prepared to help Armenia and Azerbaijan settle the dispute peacefully, Iran Front Page reports.

Bahram Qassemi made the comment in response to a question by the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) regarding the Armenian prime minister's recent trip to Tehran.

“As I have repeated time and again, the Islamic Republic of Iran has a clear, transparent and clear-cut stance towards all its neighbours,” said the spokesman.

“The top priority of Iran’s foreign policy is its neighbours. We are keen on having strong ties with our neighbours based on mutual respect and non-interference in [each other’s] domestic affairs and at the same time seeking to further expand our relations,” Qassemi noted.

“In our estimation, Iran’s relations with any of the neighbouring countries will, undoubtedly, not be against the interests of a third country, be it one of the neighbours or another country in the world,” he added.

Qassemi once again announced Tehran’s readiness to help resolve the conflict.

“As it has tried in the past to settle this lingering issue between the two countries, the Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready to make every effort in that regard,” he noted.