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Andrei Nesterenko: â€œRussiaâ€™s position in OSCE Minsk Group is not determined by its representativeâ€

16 March 2010 14:56 (UTC +04:00)

According to him, Yuri Merzlyakov has got new appointment, this is natural for the officer of the Foreign Ministry. Nesterenko expressed his hope that the new co-chair will work as vigorously as the previous co-chair.
â€œI would like to add that Russiaâ€™s position in OSCE Minsk Group is not determined by its representative. This position is determined by President of Russia and realized by the foreign ministry,â€ he said.

The diplomat added that Russia does its best to protect active participation in the Minsk Group.

The diplomat noted that there is no direct contact between Nagorno Karabakh conflict and normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations, but said the two processes can influence each other to some extent.
â€œOur principled position is that these processes must not depend on each other. Otherwise, both processes may stop,â€ he said.