KARABAKH AND CYPRIOT CONFLICTS MAY BE SETTLED WITH CONSENT OF SIDES ONLY

PanARMENIAN.Net
31.05.2006 13:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia’s position is to watch and comprehend the
Cypriot and Karabakh conflicts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
Ivanov told reporters in Turkey. “These conflicts can hardly be
compared but they both can be settled with the consent of sides
only. Russia not only watches the Karabakh and Cypriot conflicts
but also assists in international efforts for their settlement. In
case with Nagorno Karabakh – within the OSCE Minsk Group framework,
in case with Cyprus – within the U.N. Security Council. In both cases
our efforts are targeted at maintenance of direct dialogue in order
to find a mutually admissible result.

The RF Foreign Minister underscored that Russia promotes development
of contacts between Northern and Southern Cyprus, first of in
the humanitarian sector, and stands for normalization of economic
interaction between the two parts of the island. “Practice proves
that contacts of the kind improve the atmosphere of the talks and
strengthen trust. The common economic space of Cyprus should serve
a basis for the further political settlement,” he said, reported the
department of press and information of the Russian MFA.