ArmenPress
Aug 19 2004

SERGEI LAVROV SAYS RUSSIA SUPPORTS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF
AZERBAIJAN

MOSCOW, AUGUST 19, ARMENPRESS: Russia supports territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said
after negotiations with Azeri foreign minister Elmar Mamediarov
yesterday. Meanwhile, he said that Moscow “is ready to assist
Karabakh conflict resolution both as OSCE Minsk Group co-chair and on
a national level.”
“Moscow is strongly interested in resolution of the conflict based
on existing agreements. However, it can be resolved only by
conflicting sides, around the table of negotiations,” Lavrov said.
“We can’t decide for the sides if they do not have agreement
themselves,” Russian FM said. He praised resumption of negotiations
since the end of last year and voiced his expectation that talks will
continue.