RUSSIAN PRESIDENT: WE WILL FACILITATE KARABAKH PROCESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.11.2008 16:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia will keep on endeavors to alleviate tensions
in the neighboring regions, specifically for resolution of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev said in his
annual address to the Federal Assembly.

"With respect to the functioning formats, we will work for resolution
of the Transnistrian and Nagorno Karabakh conflicts and collaborate
with all interested parties," he said.

During the November 2 meeting, the Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of
Russia, Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan
pledged to intensify negotiations to end the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The declaration envisages resolution of the conflict on the basis of
principles and norms of the international law as well as agreements
and documents concluded in this framework.

Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev also instructed their foreign
ministers to activate the negotiation process, in collaboration with
the co-chairs of the OSCE’s Minsk Group.