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RUSSIAN, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS KARABAKH SETTLEMENT BY PHONE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
July 18 2011
Russia
A telephone conversation took place on 18 July between Sergey Lavrov,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Edvard
Nalbandyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia,
during which they discussed various aspects of the situation
surrounding Nagornyy Karabakh.
The urgency was accentuated of the practical realization of the
accords reached as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had met with
President Serzh Sargsyan of the Republic of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev
of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Astrakhan (27 October 2010) and Sochi
(5 March 2011) on the need to strictly observe the cessation of fire
regime, to implement on a reciprocal basis additional security and
confidence building measures and to cooperate in the investigation
of incidents.
The humanitarian component of efforts to establish a favourable
atmosphere for resolving the conflict also was touched upon.
Nalbandyan advised that a response from Serzh Sargsyan to Dmitry
Medvedev's message following the meeting among the Presidents of
Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in Kazan on 24 June 2011 would soon
arrive.
From: Baghdasarian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
July 18 2011
Russia
A telephone conversation took place on 18 July between Sergey Lavrov,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Edvard
Nalbandyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia,
during which they discussed various aspects of the situation
surrounding Nagornyy Karabakh.
The urgency was accentuated of the practical realization of the
accords reached as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had met with
President Serzh Sargsyan of the Republic of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev
of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Astrakhan (27 October 2010) and Sochi
(5 March 2011) on the need to strictly observe the cessation of fire
regime, to implement on a reciprocal basis additional security and
confidence building measures and to cooperate in the investigation
of incidents.
The humanitarian component of efforts to establish a favourable
atmosphere for resolving the conflict also was touched upon.
Nalbandyan advised that a response from Serzh Sargsyan to Dmitry
Medvedev's message following the meeting among the Presidents of
Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in Kazan on 24 June 2011 would soon
arrive.
From: Baghdasarian