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NO ONE WANTS CONFLICT IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH TO ENTER HOT PHASE - LAVROV
ITAR-TASS, Russia
April 8, 2015 Wednesday 12:56 PM GMT+4
MOSCOW April 8.
No one wants the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh to enter the hot phase,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday after talks
with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandyan
"We do not even allow ourselves to think that the conflict may
enter its hot phase," Lavrov said. "I am convinced that, despite the
rhetoric, no one from the interested parties wants this," he added.
"All actions are directed at finding a mutually acceptable solution
as soon as possible," the foreign minister stressed.
Consultations on this issue are held regularly, Lavrov added.
"Representative of co-chairing countries [in the OSCE Minsk
Group] often visit the region, including the capitals of Armenia
and Azerbaijan, including the line of contact. The presidents of
co-chairing countries pay personal attention to searching for ways
of settlement [of the conflict]," he noted. "Our president took
special measures last year, after which consultations continued on
possible practical steps. They would allow the implementation of
process of ending the conflict that benefits no one, which would
make Transcaucasia the region of cooperation without any blockades,
sanctions, restrictions," Lavrov said. "Everyone will benefit from
this, including our Armenian friends," he noted.
There is no alternative to negotiations in settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan
said on Wednesday. "Up to this day, Azerbaijan has been refusing the
proposals of co-chairs of the Minsk group both on settling the conflict
in Nagorno-Karabakh and on strengthening trust-building measures,"
Nalbandyan noted. "However, there is no alternative to talks," the
foreign minister stressed.
The mountainous area of Nagorno-Karabakh remains a so-called "frozen
conflict" on the post-Soviet space as it is the subject of a dispute
between Azerbaijan where the region is located and its ethnic Armenian
population.
In 1988 a war broke out there between Azerbaijani troops and Armenian
residents, which resulted in the region's de facto independence. In
1994 a ceasefire was reached but the relations between the two states
are still strained.
Russia, France and the US co-chair the Minsk Group of the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which attempts to broker an
end to hostilities and the conflict. --0 --sap
ITAR-TASS, Russia
April 8, 2015 Wednesday 12:56 PM GMT+4
MOSCOW April 8.
No one wants the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh to enter the hot phase,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday after talks
with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandyan
"We do not even allow ourselves to think that the conflict may
enter its hot phase," Lavrov said. "I am convinced that, despite the
rhetoric, no one from the interested parties wants this," he added.
"All actions are directed at finding a mutually acceptable solution
as soon as possible," the foreign minister stressed.
Consultations on this issue are held regularly, Lavrov added.
"Representative of co-chairing countries [in the OSCE Minsk
Group] often visit the region, including the capitals of Armenia
and Azerbaijan, including the line of contact. The presidents of
co-chairing countries pay personal attention to searching for ways
of settlement [of the conflict]," he noted. "Our president took
special measures last year, after which consultations continued on
possible practical steps. They would allow the implementation of
process of ending the conflict that benefits no one, which would
make Transcaucasia the region of cooperation without any blockades,
sanctions, restrictions," Lavrov said. "Everyone will benefit from
this, including our Armenian friends," he noted.
There is no alternative to negotiations in settling the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan
said on Wednesday. "Up to this day, Azerbaijan has been refusing the
proposals of co-chairs of the Minsk group both on settling the conflict
in Nagorno-Karabakh and on strengthening trust-building measures,"
Nalbandyan noted. "However, there is no alternative to talks," the
foreign minister stressed.
The mountainous area of Nagorno-Karabakh remains a so-called "frozen
conflict" on the post-Soviet space as it is the subject of a dispute
between Azerbaijan where the region is located and its ethnic Armenian
population.
In 1988 a war broke out there between Azerbaijani troops and Armenian
residents, which resulted in the region's de facto independence. In
1994 a ceasefire was reached but the relations between the two states
are still strained.
Russia, France and the US co-chair the Minsk Group of the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which attempts to broker an
end to hostilities and the conflict. --0 --sap