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ANS TV, Azerbaijan
April 4 2012
Russian foreign minister says new war over Karabakh to be "disaster"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that a new war over Nagornyy
Karabakh will be a "disaster".
"If there is a war between the sides, it will be a disaster," Sergey Lavrov said
in remarks aired by Azerbaijani private ANS TV channel on 4 April. Lavrov, who
is visiting Baku, was speaking in Russian with superimposed Azerbaijani
translation at Moscow State University's branch in Baku.
He added that Russia is "deeply concerned over the situation and the war between
our close and kind neighbours".
"We have been striving for the resolution of this conflict [over Nagornyy
Karabakh] from the very start. During the past two or three years, Russian
President Dmitriy Medvedev personally put forward his suggestions, with Russia
being a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. He continued the trilateral meetings
with the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents. We can say that throughout these
years, the disputed issues between the sides have decreased. However, an
agreement has not been reached on two or three most important and difficult
issues," Lavrov said.
ANS TV quoted Sergey Lavrov as saying that "distrust between Azerbaijan and
Armenia" is one of the reasons for a stalemate in the conflict resolution.
April 4 2012
Russian foreign minister says new war over Karabakh to be "disaster"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that a new war over Nagornyy
Karabakh will be a "disaster".
"If there is a war between the sides, it will be a disaster," Sergey Lavrov said
in remarks aired by Azerbaijani private ANS TV channel on 4 April. Lavrov, who
is visiting Baku, was speaking in Russian with superimposed Azerbaijani
translation at Moscow State University's branch in Baku.
He added that Russia is "deeply concerned over the situation and the war between
our close and kind neighbours".
"We have been striving for the resolution of this conflict [over Nagornyy
Karabakh] from the very start. During the past two or three years, Russian
President Dmitriy Medvedev personally put forward his suggestions, with Russia
being a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. He continued the trilateral meetings
with the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents. We can say that throughout these
years, the disputed issues between the sides have decreased. However, an
agreement has not been reached on two or three most important and difficult
issues," Lavrov said.
ANS TV quoted Sergey Lavrov as saying that "distrust between Azerbaijan and
Armenia" is one of the reasons for a stalemate in the conflict resolution.