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TEHRAN, Sept 1 (KUNA) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hassan
Ghashghavi denied his country's sway towards any of the sides involved in the
Caucasus conflict.
In a statement to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), he said that
Tehran held a "neutral stance" regarding the conflict between "the
neighbouring countries."
Russia and Georgia have been in conflict over demands for independence from
two regions in Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
He said that the best way to deal with the conflict was for each of the
sides to practice restraint, indicating that foreign interference would do
nothing but complicate the situation and lead to deterioration of security in
the region. (end)
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