RUSSIA WANTS PEACEFUL AND SOONEST SETTLEMENT OF ALL POST-SOVIET CONFLICTS, LAVROV SAYS

ArmenPress
Feb 17 2005

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, ARMENPRESS: Armenian and Russian foreign
ministers Vartan Oskanian and Sergey Lavrov discussed today a wide
range of issues in Yerevan, from economic cooperation, Nagorno Karabagh
conflict and the two countries’ interaction within international
organizations.

Russia wants peaceful and soonest settlement of all conflicts on the
post-Soviet territory, Lavrov said while negotiating with his Armenian
counterpart. In a reference to the Nagorno Karabagh conflict Lavrov
expressed hope that “the Prague process” will help the two sides to
find a mutually acceptable peace formula, saying also that Russia is
ready to act as its guarantor.

“We maintain partner-like and allied economic relations and those
in the field of security, ” Lavrov said.

For his part Oskanian said: We have managed to build top-level
relations and right now our relations amount to strategic
partnership. Armenia and Russia lack any political differences. We
share common regional and global interests.”