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RUSSIA TO CONTINUE EFFORTS TOWARDS KARABAKH SETTLEMENT, SAYS LAVROV /UPDATES WITH MORE LAVROV'S QUOTES/
ITAR-TASS, Russia
April 8, 2015 Wednesday 12:34 PM GMT+4
MOSCOW April 8.
Russia will continue efforts to see conditions created for the
settlement in the mostly Armenian populated Azerbaijan's breakaway
enclave of Nagorno Karabakh on the basis acceptable both for Armenia
and Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on
Wednesday
"We exchanged assessments of the situation in Transcaucasia, including
the Karabakh settlement," he said after talks with the Armenian
counterpart, Edvard Nalbandyan.
"As co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, in its relations with Armenia
and Azerbaijan Russia will continue to actively contribute to creation
of conditions for the settlement of that problem on an acceptable for
all sides basis," Lavrov added.
"Russia and Armenia have confirmed an allied strategic nature of our
relations," Lavrov said. "Apart from bilateral contacts, trust-based
exchange of opinions and adjustment of opinions, we work together with
other partners within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent
States and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation," he added.
"We have agreed to strengthen our joint foreign policy activity in the
United Nations, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in
Europe, the Council of Europe, the Organisation of the Black Sea
Economic Cooperation," he said.
"We are actively cooperating on the implementation of practical
projects in Armenia through the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization," the top Russian diplomat said, noting also projects to
develop textile industry and support rural areas of Armenia with
Russia's financial participation.
Neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan fell out with each other in the
late 1980s because of Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed territory that
had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up but was
mainly populated by Armenians.
In 1991-1994, the confrontation spilled over into large-scale military
action for control over the enclave and some adjacent territories.
Thousands left their homes on both sides in a conflict that killed
30,000. A truce was called between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh
republic on one side and Azerbaijan on the other in May 1994. --0--zhe
From: A. Papazian
ITAR-TASS, Russia
April 8, 2015 Wednesday 12:34 PM GMT+4
MOSCOW April 8.
Russia will continue efforts to see conditions created for the
settlement in the mostly Armenian populated Azerbaijan's breakaway
enclave of Nagorno Karabakh on the basis acceptable both for Armenia
and Azerbaijan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on
Wednesday
"We exchanged assessments of the situation in Transcaucasia, including
the Karabakh settlement," he said after talks with the Armenian
counterpart, Edvard Nalbandyan.
"As co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, in its relations with Armenia
and Azerbaijan Russia will continue to actively contribute to creation
of conditions for the settlement of that problem on an acceptable for
all sides basis," Lavrov added.
"Russia and Armenia have confirmed an allied strategic nature of our
relations," Lavrov said. "Apart from bilateral contacts, trust-based
exchange of opinions and adjustment of opinions, we work together with
other partners within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent
States and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation," he added.
"We have agreed to strengthen our joint foreign policy activity in the
United Nations, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in
Europe, the Council of Europe, the Organisation of the Black Sea
Economic Cooperation," he said.
"We are actively cooperating on the implementation of practical
projects in Armenia through the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization," the top Russian diplomat said, noting also projects to
develop textile industry and support rural areas of Armenia with
Russia's financial participation.
Neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan fell out with each other in the
late 1980s because of Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed territory that
had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up but was
mainly populated by Armenians.
In 1991-1994, the confrontation spilled over into large-scale military
action for control over the enclave and some adjacent territories.
Thousands left their homes on both sides in a conflict that killed
30,000. A truce was called between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh
republic on one side and Azerbaijan on the other in May 1994. --0--zhe
From: A. Papazian