TEHRAN - Khalaf Khalafov, the special representative of Azerbaijan’s president for border and Caspian Sea issues, landed in Tehran late on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials.

During his visit to Iran, Khalafov held talks with Iranian officials on bilateral relations and developments in the South Caucasus.

In a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the two sides held talks on bilateral relations and exchanged opinions regarding the thorny issues in the Caucasus region.

The visit comes immediately after Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan’s trip to Tehran, where the Armenian official held talks with high-ranking Iranian officials, including Amir Abdollahian.

The Nagorno-Karabakh territory has been the source of disputes between Azerbaijan and Armenia for over three decades. 

In a meeting with Armenia’s top security official on Tuesday, Amir Abdollahian said the 3+3 format, which includes the three Caucasian states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia plus Iran, Russia and Turkey, is a useful mechanism for resolving regional disputes without the involvement of extra-regional countries.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters on Monday that the Republic of Azerbaijan has assured Iran that it has no intention to take military action against neighboring Armenia.

“We are in contact with the officials of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Officials of Armenia had expressed worry over a possible new clash on the part of Azerbaijan but officials of Azerbaijan have sent messages to us that they have no intention to take any military action,” Kanaani stated.

“Because of the importance of the developments in the Caucasus and the impact of any instability, unrest, and new tension in the region on the entire region,” Iran is sensitive about the security of its northwestern borders and is closely watching the situation, he pointed out.