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RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON LATEST MEETING OF ARMENIAN, AZERI LEADERS
Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Jan 30 2012
Russia
Text "Comments by Sergey Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs
of Russia, on the outcomes of the meeting of Dmitriy Medvedev,
president of Russia, with Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan,
and Serzh Sargsyan, president of Armenia" published in English by
the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 30 January
At the latest meeting [on 24 January] dedicated to the settlement
of Nagornyy Karabakh dispute, presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and
Armenia discussed the whole range of issues still pending agreement in
the context of draft basic principles for the settlement of Nagornyy
Karabakh issue. The presidents exchanged views on the most complicated
issues and arrived at a common conclusion about the need to continue
the work.
The Russian Federation as a state mediating the dispute and a
member of the OSCE Minsk Group together with the co-chairs from
France and the United States will continue its efforts to promote the
rapprochement between the parties. According to the leaders of Armenia
and Azerbaijan supported by President Dmitriy Medvedev, they reached
a common understanding of the fact that to enhance the progress
that had obviously been made they should not be maximalists. The
joint statement adopted by the presidents today also reflects the
willingness to accelerate the elaboration of basic principles to be
used at a later stage as a basis for a legally binding agreement.
Furthermore, the presidents for quite a long time were discussing
the compliance with the agreement reached right here, in Sochi,
almost a year ago, last March, when the presidents expressed their
interest in creating a mechanism for the investigation of incidents
along the ceasefire line.
At the end of that meeting last year the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group, including Russia, France and the USA, came up with a document
describing a mechanism for the investigation of incidents along the
ceasefire line. Such document was submitted to the presidents today.
They noted the work done and asked to continue it, bearing in mind
already the need to prescribe specific procedures for taking certain
actions to investigate incidents.
According to the joint statement, the presidents of Azerbaijan,
Armenia and Russia are also convinced that direct humanitarian,
cultural, educational and other contacts - contacts between people -
are essential to restore trust and to enhance it, as well as to create
the most favourable conditions for taking political decisions as well.
Baku and Yerevan asked Russia to initiate such contacts. President
Dmitriy Medvedev, of course, agreed. We have always been in favour of
such humanitarian relationships and will play our role of a mediator
in that area as well.
Press-service of the President of the Russian Federation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Jan 30 2012
Russia
Text "Comments by Sergey Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs
of Russia, on the outcomes of the meeting of Dmitriy Medvedev,
president of Russia, with Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan,
and Serzh Sargsyan, president of Armenia" published in English by
the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 30 January
At the latest meeting [on 24 January] dedicated to the settlement
of Nagornyy Karabakh dispute, presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and
Armenia discussed the whole range of issues still pending agreement in
the context of draft basic principles for the settlement of Nagornyy
Karabakh issue. The presidents exchanged views on the most complicated
issues and arrived at a common conclusion about the need to continue
the work.
The Russian Federation as a state mediating the dispute and a
member of the OSCE Minsk Group together with the co-chairs from
France and the United States will continue its efforts to promote the
rapprochement between the parties. According to the leaders of Armenia
and Azerbaijan supported by President Dmitriy Medvedev, they reached
a common understanding of the fact that to enhance the progress
that had obviously been made they should not be maximalists. The
joint statement adopted by the presidents today also reflects the
willingness to accelerate the elaboration of basic principles to be
used at a later stage as a basis for a legally binding agreement.
Furthermore, the presidents for quite a long time were discussing
the compliance with the agreement reached right here, in Sochi,
almost a year ago, last March, when the presidents expressed their
interest in creating a mechanism for the investigation of incidents
along the ceasefire line.
At the end of that meeting last year the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group, including Russia, France and the USA, came up with a document
describing a mechanism for the investigation of incidents along the
ceasefire line. Such document was submitted to the presidents today.
They noted the work done and asked to continue it, bearing in mind
already the need to prescribe specific procedures for taking certain
actions to investigate incidents.
According to the joint statement, the presidents of Azerbaijan,
Armenia and Russia are also convinced that direct humanitarian,
cultural, educational and other contacts - contacts between people -
are essential to restore trust and to enhance it, as well as to create
the most favourable conditions for taking political decisions as well.
Baku and Yerevan asked Russia to initiate such contacts. President
Dmitriy Medvedev, of course, agreed. We have always been in favour of
such humanitarian relationships and will play our role of a mediator
in that area as well.
Press-service of the President of the Russian Federation