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Sergei Lavrov: Russia values current format of Karabakh talks
15.11.2008 15:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he sees
prospects of the Karabakh conflict resolution.

`The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan confirmed their willingness
to continue meetings and instructed their Foreign Minister to search
for a compromise,’ he said in an interview with the Echo of Moscow.

`There were doubts that Russia wants to create a new format. However,
Russia values the OSCE MG format and the Moscow declaration reflects
this principle,’ 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.