Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has stated that the Armenian authorities have assured Tehran that there will be no change of borders during the implementation of regional communications projects, and that no American military personnel will be deployed in the area.
Baghaei noted that Iran has repeatedly welcomed the unblocking of regional transport routes, but has conditioned it on the invariability of international borders and of the geopolitical situation in the region.
According to him, Tehran has conveyed its concerns to the Armenian authorities, stressing that the intervention and presence of forces from outside the region, particularly the United States, have historically led to instability.
“The Armenian side has assured that there will be no border change of any kind, the projects will be implemented entirely by Armenian companies, and no American military personnel will be deployed in the region,” Baghaei said.
He added that despite those guarantees and the good-neighbourly relations between the two countries, Iran will continue to follow regional developments attentively and, if necessary, will act from the position of defending its national interests.
