Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Lavrov expresses careful optimism over Karabakh settlement

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Lavrov expresses careful optimism over Karabakh settlement

    The Moscow Times

    Lavrov expresses careful optimism over Karabakh settlement

    Interfax. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, 9:06 PM Moscow Time

    BAKU. Feb 1 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there
    are reasons to express careful optimism regarding the settlement in
    Nagorno-Karabakh, especially taking into account the fact that bilateral
    meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers are taking
    place.

    "We feel that there are reasons for careful optimism, especially if we take
    into account the resumption of meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
    foreign ministers. We will support the sides in their aim to come to an
    agreement," Lavrov told journalists on Tuesday, following his arrival in
    Baku. Lavrov's visit to Baku will last for two days.

    "We presume that all mediators working in the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, the
    U.S. and France) are maintaining contact with both sides - Armenia and
    Azerbaijan," Lavrov added
Working...
X