RUSSIA, ARMENIA AGREE TO CONTRIBUTE TO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT BY POLITICAL MEANS
ITAR-TASS, Russia
September 3, 2013 Tuesday 06:47 PM GMT+4
NOVO OGARYOVO September 3
- Russia and Armenia have agreed to contribute to the soonest
settlement of the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh by political means.
Presidents of Russia and Armenia, Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan,
have signed a joint statement to this effect.
The presidents of both countries "confirmed the commitment to resolving
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by peaceful means within the OSCE Minsk
Group based on the principles of non-use of force or the threat of
force, territorial integrity of states, equality and people's right
to self-determination", the statement says.
"In order to ensure regional stability and security Russia and
Armenia expressed readiness to further strengthen cooperation and
improve military-political and military-technical relations," the
statement says.
Sargsyan said much attention was riveted to the settlement of regional
conflicts. "The parties confirmed that they were ready to settle the
conflict by exclusively peaceful means," the Armenian president said.
He said Armenia was also ready to search for ways to overcome the
crisis and solve all problems in compliance with the Joint Statement
made by the presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, the U.S. and
France).
ITAR-TASS, Russia
September 3, 2013 Tuesday 06:47 PM GMT+4
NOVO OGARYOVO September 3
- Russia and Armenia have agreed to contribute to the soonest
settlement of the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh by political means.
Presidents of Russia and Armenia, Vladimir Putin and Serzh Sargsyan,
have signed a joint statement to this effect.
The presidents of both countries "confirmed the commitment to resolving
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by peaceful means within the OSCE Minsk
Group based on the principles of non-use of force or the threat of
force, territorial integrity of states, equality and people's right
to self-determination", the statement says.
"In order to ensure regional stability and security Russia and
Armenia expressed readiness to further strengthen cooperation and
improve military-political and military-technical relations," the
statement says.
Sargsyan said much attention was riveted to the settlement of regional
conflicts. "The parties confirmed that they were ready to settle the
conflict by exclusively peaceful means," the Armenian president said.
He said Armenia was also ready to search for ways to overcome the
crisis and solve all problems in compliance with the Joint Statement
made by the presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, the U.S. and
France).