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RUSSIA, ARMENIA TOP DIPLOMATS EXPECT EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION AT WEDNESDAY TALKS
ITAR-TASS, Russia
April 8, 2015 Wednesday 11:31 AM GMT+4
MOSCOW April 8.
The foreign ministers of Russia and Armenia, Sergey Lavrov and Edvard
Nalbandyan, expect on Wednesday to look into how agreements reached by
the two countries' presidents are implemented, to discuss settlement
in the mostly Armenian populated Azerbaijan's breakaway enclave of
Nagorno Karabakh, as well as economic and parliamentary cooperation
"We have a tradition of regular visits of the two countries' foreign
ministers to each other," the Russian foreign minister said in the
opening remarks at the talks.
"Our countries have a vast agenda as concerns bilateral relations,
Eurasian integration, union relations within the framework of
the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, in international
organizations, including the UN and the OSCE," Lavrov said.
The Armenian top diplomat said the Wednesday meeting was a good
opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues, including economic and
parliamentary ties. "Our defence agencies are cooperating successfully,
and military-technical cooperation continues," he noted.
He said the top diplomats would also take an opportunity to discuss
Nagorno Karabakh.
Neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan fell out with each other in the
late 1980s because of Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed territory that
had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up but was
mainly populated by Armenians.
In 1991-1994, the confrontation spilled over into large-scale military
action for control over the enclave and some adjacent territories.
Thousands left their homes on both sides in a conflict that killed
30,000. A truce was called between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh
republic on one side and Azerbaijan on the other in May 1994. --0--zhe
ITAR-TASS, Russia
April 8, 2015 Wednesday 11:31 AM GMT+4
MOSCOW April 8.
The foreign ministers of Russia and Armenia, Sergey Lavrov and Edvard
Nalbandyan, expect on Wednesday to look into how agreements reached by
the two countries' presidents are implemented, to discuss settlement
in the mostly Armenian populated Azerbaijan's breakaway enclave of
Nagorno Karabakh, as well as economic and parliamentary cooperation
"We have a tradition of regular visits of the two countries' foreign
ministers to each other," the Russian foreign minister said in the
opening remarks at the talks.
"Our countries have a vast agenda as concerns bilateral relations,
Eurasian integration, union relations within the framework of
the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, in international
organizations, including the UN and the OSCE," Lavrov said.
The Armenian top diplomat said the Wednesday meeting was a good
opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues, including economic and
parliamentary ties. "Our defence agencies are cooperating successfully,
and military-technical cooperation continues," he noted.
He said the top diplomats would also take an opportunity to discuss
Nagorno Karabakh.
Neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan fell out with each other in the
late 1980s because of Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed territory that
had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up but was
mainly populated by Armenians.
In 1991-1994, the confrontation spilled over into large-scale military
action for control over the enclave and some adjacent territories.
Thousands left their homes on both sides in a conflict that killed
30,000. A truce was called between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh
republic on one side and Azerbaijan on the other in May 1994. --0--zhe