Russia ready to become guarantor of accords on Nagorno-Karabakh

TREND, Azerbaijan
July 16, 2006

(Itar-Tass) – Russia is ready to become a guarantor of implementing
agreements on Nagorno Karabakh by Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russian
President Vladimir Putin told a news conference on Sunday.

"The two countries should reach a compromise and Russia together
with its partners is ready to become a guarantor of implementing the
agreements," he said.

Putin recalled that "most G8 countries try to help settle the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to a certain degree," he said. French
President Jacques Chirac and U.S. President George W. Bush are actively
engaged in this process, he said.

"We want Armenia and Azerbaijan find a reasonable decision. We will
not impose our decision on them," he said.