RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CAREFUL OPTIMISM IN CONNECTION WITH
RESOLUTION OF KARABAKH CONFLICT

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2. ARMINFO. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
considers that there are all the grounds for a careful optimism in
connection with settlement of the Karabakh conflict, especially taking
into account the reactivated bilateral meetings of the Armenian and
Azerbaijani foreign ministers. Minister Lavrov made this statement
talking to journalists Tuesday on his arrival in Baku.

<We shall contribute to the parties reaching an agreement, > Lavrov
said. <We proceed from the fact that the mediators operating within
the framework of OSCE Minsk Group are in constant contact with the
parties, Azerbaijan and Armenia,> he added. The minister noted that he
intended to discuss the whole complex of bilateral relations in Baku
and the international agenda, in particular “the reforms at CIS.”