The Iranian embassy in Russia has denied that its ambassador used the phrase "government of Karabakh" in an interview with an Armenian newspaper.
Seyed Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi was reported to have used the phrase in an interview with the Russian-language Armenian newspaper, Noah's Ark.
Reports that he used the phrase are "spread by the enemies of Iran and Azerbaijan", an embassy official told 1news.az.
"The ambassador gave his interview in Farsi, but during the conversation with the reporter our ambassador did not use the phrase 'government of Karabakh'," the official continued.
For its part, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has said it is looking into the reports.
Nagorno-Karabakh has declared itself an independent republic, but it has not been recognized by any other countries and remains legally part of Azerbaijan. Any reference to the "government of Karabakh" would be considered tacit approval of Karabakh's break from Azerbaijan.
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