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  • Russia, Armenia Committed To Non-Use Of Force In Resolving Crises -

    RUSSIA, ARMENIA COMMITTED TO NON-USE OF FORCE IN RESOLVING CRISES - MINISTERS

    Interfax News Agency
    October 3, 2008 Friday
    Russia

    Yerevan, 3 October: Georgia's aggression against South Ossetia has
    proven that any attempts to resolve conflicts with the use of force
    are doomed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

    "Any attempts to settle crisis situations by force are doomed to
    fail," Lavrov said at a news conference after talks with his Armenian
    counterpart Edvard Nalbandyan. He added that both, Russia and Armenia,
    are convinced that conflicts must be resolved by peaceful means,
    through talks.

    Commenting on the Istanbul initiative for establishing a "Caucasus
    platform", Lavrov said that Russia welcomes any ideas aimed to ensure
    that the situation in any region is stable.

    He also denied reports that official Baku had allegedly expressed
    support for Tbilisi in the first days of the Georgian aggression
    against Russia [as received]. "I am not aware of any such statements
    on behalf of Azerbaijan. On the contrary, in all their comments
    the leadership of that country adhered to a balanced position. Our
    relations with Azerbaijan are not dependent on changing external
    circumstances," Lavrov said. [Passage omitted]
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