GRIGORIY KARASIN: "RUSSIA WILLING TO SUPPORT ANY SOLUTION TO THE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT ACCEPTABLE FOR BOTH SIDES"

APA
Nov 4 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku – APA. "Our role in the process of settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict is to assist the conflicted parts to find ways of
solution on the basic principles acceptable for both sides.

But it doesn’t aim to dictate any option to the sides", Russian
Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin said in his interview to
"Armenian Republic" newspaper, APA reports. Karasin said main
responsibility falls on Azerbaijani and Armenian sides in the
settlement of the conflict. "Russia has been an active mediator in the
settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict since the beginning of
the conflict. Moscow is carrying out this duty together with France
and the United States as co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. At the
same time, our mediation efforts are realized through the relations
with our partners from Yerevan and Baku. It is notable that during
the meeting with Armenian president in Moscow on October 12, Russian
president Dmitriy Medvedev called the participation of Russia in
the settlement of the Nagoro Karabakh conflict as a denomination of
relations between our countries".

Grigoriy Karasin said Russia willing to support any solution acceptable
for both sides. "Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents met for seven
times in 2009 and four tripartite meetings were held between the
Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian presidents. Despite the existent
differences, the sides reached significant progress toward agreement
on the basic principles. Moscow is ready to take all possible steps
to move this process forward".