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LAVROV FLIES TO BAKU TO REVIVE NAGORNO-KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
June 17 2014
17 June 2014 - 9:07am
An official visit to Azerbaijan by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, starts today. During the visit Lavrov will
hold talks with his Azerbaijani colleague Elmar Mamedjarov and meet
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
According to the Foreign Ministry, Lavrov is flying to Baku to discuss
key aspects on the regional and international agendas. The Caspian
issue in the context of preparation for the Fourth Caspian Summit
in Astrakhan will be discussed. The agenda of the talks includes the
Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.
Professor of the Western University, Fikret Sadykhov, told Vestnik
Kavkaza that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will probably be a central
topic for discussion during Lavrov's visit to Baku. "The visit is
taking place in the context of a changed political situation in the
world and in the CIS space. It is implemented within the framework of
our bilateral strategic cooperation. It is no secret that Azerbaijan
and Russia have high-level relations and develop in various political,
economic and humanitarian directions. Of course the Karabakh topic
will be of high priority," he says.
The expert also touched on the matter of Russian integration projects.
"Russia would like to see us among members of the Eurasian Union,
but Azerbaijan doesn't agree to this. I think the Russian Foreign
Minister will continue the line, but if Russia is interested in
Azerbaijan as a member of its integration projects, we need mutual
compromises. It is obvious that Armenia depends on Russia as its
military and political partner. A lot depends on Russia's role
in the South Caucasus, including revival of the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Sadykhov stresses.
From: A. Papazian
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
June 17 2014
17 June 2014 - 9:07am
An official visit to Azerbaijan by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, starts today. During the visit Lavrov will
hold talks with his Azerbaijani colleague Elmar Mamedjarov and meet
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
According to the Foreign Ministry, Lavrov is flying to Baku to discuss
key aspects on the regional and international agendas. The Caspian
issue in the context of preparation for the Fourth Caspian Summit
in Astrakhan will be discussed. The agenda of the talks includes the
Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.
Professor of the Western University, Fikret Sadykhov, told Vestnik
Kavkaza that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will probably be a central
topic for discussion during Lavrov's visit to Baku. "The visit is
taking place in the context of a changed political situation in the
world and in the CIS space. It is implemented within the framework of
our bilateral strategic cooperation. It is no secret that Azerbaijan
and Russia have high-level relations and develop in various political,
economic and humanitarian directions. Of course the Karabakh topic
will be of high priority," he says.
The expert also touched on the matter of Russian integration projects.
"Russia would like to see us among members of the Eurasian Union,
but Azerbaijan doesn't agree to this. I think the Russian Foreign
Minister will continue the line, but if Russia is interested in
Azerbaijan as a member of its integration projects, we need mutual
compromises. It is obvious that Armenia depends on Russia as its
military and political partner. A lot depends on Russia's role
in the South Caucasus, including revival of the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Sadykhov stresses.
From: A. Papazian