SERGEY LAVROV: KARABAKH POPULATION’S STANCE MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT

ArmInfo
2010-01-14 15:35:00

ArmInfo. Russia pursues no special aims in the context of assistance
to the Karabakh conflict settlement, except for achievement of an
agreement among the parties themselves, that will meet the interests
of the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples, Foreign Minister of Russia
Sergey Lavrov said at a joint press- conference in Yerevan.

According to him, OSCE MG cochairmen at the current stage try to
assist the two states’ heads to agree the principles which the further
settlement will rest on. "It means that these principles will lay
a basis for preparation of legally binding peaceful settlement. The
stance of the Karabakh population cannot but taken into account during
preparation of such an agreement", Lavrov said.

When asked whether the energy interests of Russia can be higher than
the peoples’ rights for self-determination, the minister replied:
"They cannot".