Iran's MFA criticizes US-Armenia joint military exercises

Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, considers war games currently underway between the US and Armenia to be counterproductive to solving current tensions in the region, Report informs, citing Press TV.

The presence of foreign forces in the region serves to further complicate the regional situation, the top diplomat told his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in a phone call.

He considered the most effective means of achievement of comprehensive regional peace to be lying in recourse to regional negotiations and mechanisms as the 3+3 format.