Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Feb 3 2005

Russia states readiness to assist in Garabagh conflict resolution

BAKU

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and his Russian
counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed the Caspian legal status, the
Upper Garabagh conflict, prospects for developing Russo-Azeri
relations and other issues in Baku on Wednesday.
Mammadyarov, touching on the Garabagh conflict at a news briefing
following the meeting, said that the Russian Minister indicated
Russia’s interested in establishing stability in the region.
`Our northern neighbor (Russia) is ready to take the necessary steps
with regards to the conflict settlement, and Lavrov confirmed this
once again.’
The Russian Minister said that his country is actively working in the
area of the conflict resolution, voicing his satisfaction with the
activity of the Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri
Merzlyakov.*