Iran hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan talks, Russia says main issue resolved in Nagorno-Karabakh

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a joint press conference with Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib ( not pictured ) in Beirut, Lebanon October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

(Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met on Monday in Iran, their first talks since Azerbaijan secured control over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Russia saying the main issue had been resolved pending further work on a peace treaty.

The meeting in the aftermath of Azerbaijan's lightning offensive into the disputed territory also took place against the background of rising tensions in the Middle East.