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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Iran was carefully inspecting goods crossing its borders.
“Iran will not allow weapons or ammunition to be shipped,” he said at a press conference in Tehran, quoted by Anatolia, Tuesday (29/9/2020).
The spokesman said that non-military goods were still crossing between Iran and neighboring countries as usual, adding that trucks suspected of carrying weapons were carrying normal commercial goods.
Violence broke out on the front line between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Sunday after Armenian troops attacked civilian settlements and military positions in Azerbaijan.
Relations between the two former Soviet countries have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian army occupied Upper Karabakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, the internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan.(Read also: Armenian war with Azerbaijan, this is a comparison of military strength)
The four resolutions of the UN Security Council and two of the UN General Assembly, as well as many international organizations, call for the withdrawal of the occupying forces.
Several countries, including France, Russia and NATO, have called for an immediate cessation of fighting in the occupied territories.(Also read: Azerbaijan’s war with Armenia continues, heavy weapons are deployed)
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