RUSSIA SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE TO WORTHY ENTANGLEMENT OF KARABAKH KNOT

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17. ARMINFO. Russia is seeking to contribute to
worthy entanglement of the Karabakh knot and to ensure security in
this region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Wednesday
opening of the Year of Azerbaijan in Russia.

Putin said that Russian-Azeri partnership is a significant factor for
stability in the region. “We are equally interested in more actively
using the CIS capacities for both resolving social and economic
problems and jointly fighting terrorism and extremism,” he said.

Putin noted that the last years’ progress in bilateral relations was
due mostly to the authority and wisdom of Haydar Aliev. “We remember
and honour him in Russia,” he said noting that both Russian and
Azeri peoples respect their common peace and war legacy. Today the
Russian-Azeri dialogue is actively developing in politics, economy and
culture. This is crucial for solving vital issues like employment and
migration, forming common cultural-information space and preserving
rich national traditions. Putin said that humanitarian ties play a
special role in the development of Russian-Azeri relations. “Human
contacts are the very inexhaustible strategic resource that underlies
genuine international and interreligious accord.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress