SERGEY LAVROV: "RECOGNITION OF INDEPENDENCE OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA IS NOT A PRECEDENT FOR NAGORNO KARABAKH"

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Sept 18 2008
Azerbaijan

Recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia
is not a precedent for Transdniestria and Nagorno Karabakh, said
Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, according to RIA Novosti.

"Russia will provide active support to the peaceful resolution of all
conflicts in the CIS area on the basis of international law, respect
to all principles of UN charter, previously attained agreements in
striving for an agreement between the involved parties.

We will execute our mediatory mission in the negotiation process
with great responsibility, which refers to Transdniestria and Nagorno
Karabakh. Each conflict has its own features, format and mechanisms
of mediation. But the South Ossetian crisis does not set a precedent
for them", said Lavrov speaking in the Federation Council.

"There are no parallels between the situation around South Ossetia
and Abkhazia on the one hand and Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the
other hand", Lavrov said earlier.