RUSSIA SPARES NO EFFORT TO SETTLE KARABAKH CONFLICT

news.az
Dec 22 2009
Azerbaijan

Svetlana Orlova Russia spares no effort to settle Karabakh conflict,
vice speaker of the Council of Federations of the Federal Assembly
of Russia.

The bilateral Russian-Azerbaijani relations are developing well which
shows that Azerbaijan and Russia are not only strategic partners but
also big friends, said Svetlana Orlova, vice speaker of the Council
of Federations of the Federal Assembly of Russia.

"I consider that the relations between our countries are very high
because the leaders of our country meet not only as presidents. They
respect each other and meet as true friends. Therefore, I predict
good future to relations between our countries. Russia has no better
strategic partner in this region", Orlova said.

She noted that much has been done in bilateral relations in the
past period.

"The economic issues of bilateral relations have been settled, in
particular, the issue with internal waters connected with the ships’
entry. A wonderful bridge has also been built over the frontier river
of Samur", Orlova said.

The Russian parliamentarian especially singled out the support to
the Russian language in Azerbaijan.

"Thus, more people have applied and entered the faculties of the
Russian sectors of Azerbaijani high schools this year as compared to
2008. Such successfully developing relations should be passed to the
next generations", she said.

As for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, Orlova noted that
Russia spares no effort to settle the Karabakh conflict.

"The Russian president takes maximum steps to settle the conflict.

Russia spares no effort in this direction. We should hope for better",
she concluded.

The Russian delegation headed by Svetlana Orlova, co-chair of the
interparliamentary commission and vice-speaker of the Federation
Council of the Russian Parliament, arrived in Baku December 21 for
participating in the 8th session of the bilateral interparliamentary
commission of the Federal Assembly of Russia and Milli Medjlis of
Azerbaijan to be held in Baku on 22 December.