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    RUSSIA TO BACK ANY DECISION ON KARABAKH - KONSTANTIN KOSACHEV

    ITAR-TASS, Russia
    May 31 2006

    MOSCOW, May 31 (Itar-Tass) - Russia will uphold any decision
    on Nagorno-Karabakh that will meet the interests of Armenia and
    Azerbaijan, said Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the State Duma
    Foreign Affairs Committee.

    In an interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station on Wednesday,
    Kosachev said Russia did not pursue any own goals in the Karabakh
    settlement and upheld any decision, which would meet the interests
    of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

    "The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh remains very difficult and Russia
    is ready to support any decision, which will satisfy the demands of
    both Armenia and Azerbaijan. If mutual accord is reached to deploy a
    peacekeeping contingent in the enclave, Russia should support their
    address and facilitate its implementation," the Duma lawmaker said.

    Kosachev commented on Vice-Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei
    Ivanov's statement on the possible deployment of peacekeeping forces in
    Nagorno-Karabakh. Peacekeeping units could appear in Nagorno-Karabakh,
    the vice-prime minister said.

    "As concerns Nagorno-Karabakh, I do not exclude that peacekeeping
    forces can appear there in a foreseeable future for guaranteeing the
    fulfilment of all political accords that will be achieved sooner or
    later," he told reporters.

    "The acey-deucy situation, excuse me for mauve ton, cannot continue
    endlessly," he said.

    The fragile truce in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area lasts for 12
    years, since May 1994.

    "There have been not less, but more flash points like Nagorno-Karabakh
    in the world from year to year, and this causes regret," Ivanov said.
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