Andrei Nesterenko responds to Edward Nalbandian’s accusations
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20 Nov 2009 11:10 ]
Moscow – APA. Director of the information and press department of the Russian foreign ministry Andrei Nesterenko responded the accusations by Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, APA reports. “Moscow doesn’t pass over the sensation made by some Armenian press agencies around the statement of Russian foreign ministry official on November 17. Armenian newspapers said that Moscow supposedly changed its position and was linking the processes of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Turkish-Armenian rapprochement now. This is misunderstanding. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov made a number of statements about the Moscow’s position. It remains unchangeable. The question is about two different processes”, said Nesterenko.
He said Russia positively appreciated the documents signed between Turkey and Armenia. “We believe that friendly neighbor relations between Armenia and Turkey will have objective effect on enhancing of peace security in the South Caucasus. Regarding the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, despite existing discords, the sides achieved certain progress toward the agreement on basic principles of the settlement process. We see our role in this process in promoting of its development, assisting the sides to reach common denominator, but we don’t forcibly suggest any solution recipe to the conflicting parties. Our position is based on that the Azerbaijanis and Armenians are responsible to make last choice. Russia is ready to support any solution option acceptable by all sides and to play a role of guarantor for the settlement in the case of compromise agreement”.