Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on Monday called for a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, emphasizing the central role of the United Nation's atomic regulator, REPORTED AP. Mammadyarov was speaking after meeting his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, whose country is one of six nations that have been trying to push Iran to suspend uranium enrichment. «Azerbaijan's position is that all the questions that are raised in connection with Iran's nuclear program must be solved only by diplomatic means,» Mammadyarov told reporters, adding that it should be done through the International Atomic Energy Agency. Germany has also repeatedly said the door remains open for Iran to return to talks. In December, the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment _ which can lead to production of nuclear weapons _ and warned that it would adopt further nonmilitary sanctions if Tehran refuses to comply. Iran says its nuclear program is meant for peaceful purposes, while the U.S. and some of its allies fear the Islamic country is trying to build a nuclear bomb. Azerbaijan is an oil-rich Caspian Sea nation bordering Iran.
