Iran and Russia will continue their efforts to assist in the Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement. Yevgeni Kojokin, the head of the institute of strategic studies has stated this in his interview with IRNA agency. According to him, Russia and Iran have to join their efforts to secure stability in both Central Asia and South Caucasus. At the same time Kojokin has noted that they in Teheran know the countries of the region well and that should positively tell on the role of Iran in the settlement of the regional conflicts.