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Sergei Lavrov: â€œRussia is ready to strongly support the dialogue on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflictâ€

02 April 2012 15:52 (UTC +04:00)

According to him, president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev held series of meetings with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia for development of the work which was carried out by the representatives of the OSCE Minsk Group.

â€œThe work is not completed. But on January 23 in Sochi, the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia expressed their willingness to continue these efforts in order to reach agreements as soon as possible. Russia is ready to strongly support this process with the desire of the sides. Both Azerbaijan and Armenia are Russiaâ€™s friends and strategic partners and Moscow cannot remain indifferent to the relations between the countries.â€

Lavrov said that the OSCE co-chairs were carrying out their functions honestly: â€œThey didnâ€™t deviate from the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and UN Charter. These principles consider non-use of force, respect the territorial integrity and the right of people to self-determination. The co-chairs didnâ€™t change this positionâ€.

Today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov started five-day visit to Yerevan, Baku, Bishkek and Astana. He visits Armenia and Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and these countries.