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International Business Times
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Russia Cautious On Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, Iran Reject Border Corridor

The two former Soviet republics sign a peace deal in Washington to put an end to a decades-long conflict (Credit: AFP)

Russia cautiously welcomed a US-brokered draft deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Saturday, but Moscow's regional ally Iran rejected the idea of a new border corridor backed by President Donald Trump.

The two former Soviet republics signed a peace deal in Washington on Friday to end a decades-long conflict, though the fine print and binding nature of the deal remained unclear.

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