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RUSSIA SEES SETTLEMENT WITHIN OSCE MINSK GROUP
Mediamax
Aug 8 2012
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Russia thinks efforts toward settlement of Karabakh
conflict should be focused on OSCE Minsk Group as before.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin said this speaking on
"Golos Russia" radio station, Mediamax reports.
"Armenia and Azerbaijan are our close partners within CIS. We value
our relations both with Yerevan and Baku and do our best fairly and
honestly to bring the positions of both sides on Nagorno Karabakh
together. It's an extremely difficult and complex topic which has
its roots and its history. I think we should focus our efforts on the
Minsk Group as before. There is Minsk Group comprising Co-Chairs and
representatives of France, United States, Russia, OSCE representatives
which work very conscientiously: they travel to the region, meet with
Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders, help them find acceptable wording
for future documents. We support this activity in every possible
way and expect it to yield a definite result in the nearest future",
said the Russian diplomat.
He noted that electoral cycles in Armenia and Azerbaijan affect the
settlement process but he expressed the hope that "we may begin to
move forward in 2012-2013".
Mediamax
Aug 8 2012
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Russia thinks efforts toward settlement of Karabakh
conflict should be focused on OSCE Minsk Group as before.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin said this speaking on
"Golos Russia" radio station, Mediamax reports.
"Armenia and Azerbaijan are our close partners within CIS. We value
our relations both with Yerevan and Baku and do our best fairly and
honestly to bring the positions of both sides on Nagorno Karabakh
together. It's an extremely difficult and complex topic which has
its roots and its history. I think we should focus our efforts on the
Minsk Group as before. There is Minsk Group comprising Co-Chairs and
representatives of France, United States, Russia, OSCE representatives
which work very conscientiously: they travel to the region, meet with
Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders, help them find acceptable wording
for future documents. We support this activity in every possible
way and expect it to yield a definite result in the nearest future",
said the Russian diplomat.
He noted that electoral cycles in Armenia and Azerbaijan affect the
settlement process but he expressed the hope that "we may begin to
move forward in 2012-2013".