EghtesadOnline: In a directive addressed to transportation companies and businesspeople, the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization, affiliated with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, has banned Iranian freight forwarders from entering the Karabakh region and the city of Lachin through Armenia.

EghtesadOnline: Iran said it is ready to help establish sustainable peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Karabakh , urging both sides to the conflict to respect internationally recognized borders.

EghtesadOnline: Hesameddin Ashena, an adviser to Iranian president, stressed the importance of "non-intervention of trans-regional powers" in the Nagorno- Karabakh crisis.