Andrey Nesterenko
According to him, some Armenian mass media stated that Moscow “has changed its position and now it ties the Karabakh settlement to the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement”.
“This is a misunderstanding. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has repeatedly voiced country’s position which remains changeless. These are two different processes”, Nesterenko said.
He noted that Russia has a positive attitude towards the bilateral documents signed between Armenia and Turkey “that define further actions of the sides on the comprehensive normalization of the state relations”.
“I’m confident that the establishment of good neighbor relations between Armenia and Turkey will further promote steps ensuring peace and security in the South Caucasus”, the diplomat said.
“As for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, despite existing differences the sides managed to attain a definite achievement in the coordination of basic principles of its resolution”, Nesterenko said.
According to the spokesman, Moscow considers that Azerbaijanis and Armenians carry the main responsibility for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
“Russia will be ready to support the variant of the problem settlement that will be suitable for all the parties involved and to guarantee settlement in case a compromised agreement is reached”, he explained.
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