Armenia, Russia FMs discuss Karabakh settlement

armradio.am
26.03.2010 11:41

On March 25 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian,
participated in the non-official meeting of the Foreign Ministers of
the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

The CSTO Foreign Ministers discussed the process of implementation of
the decisions of the Collective Security Council, the coordination of
the foreign policy of the member states, the support for Kazakhstan’s
initiatives in the OSCE and the promotion of common priorities. The
Ministers touched upon the situation in Afghanistan, attaching
importance to the efforts towards reinforcement of stability.

Minister Nalbandian had a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey
Lavrov. A number of bilateral, regional and global issues were
discussed.

Ministers Nalbandian and Lavrov discussed the process of settlement of
the Karabakh issue on the basis of the Madrid Principles, stressing
that there was no alternative to the peaceful resolution of the issue.

While in Moscow Edward Nalbandian visited the Armenian Embassy and
held consultations on Armenia’s foreign policy priorities.