MOSCOW NOT TO OPPOSE IRAN’S MEDIATION IN KARABAKH CONFLICT: NESTERENKO

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April 30 2010
Armenia

Moscow does not oppose Iran’s proposal to hold a trilateral meeting
of Azerbaijani, Armenian and Iranian Foreign Ministers on Karabakh
conflict, RF Foreign Ministry Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said at
the briefing in Moscow, RIA Novosti reports.

"We have nothing against the meeting. If such a meeting is held,
obviously, it is necessary to wait for the results and then speak of
the possibility of Iran’s mediation in Karabakh conflict settlement
&’, Nesterenko noted.

According to him, Iran’s proposal on mediation at this stage referred
only to the trilateral meeting.

Russian Foreign Ministry did not receive official proposals from
Azerbaijan to include Turkey in OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairing states,
Nesterenko stated.

‘Russia as one of OSCE MG Co-Chairs, did not receive such a proposal.

In any case, to have the concrete actions planned on the question
at least the consent of three parties is needed. Considering, that
Armenia-Turkey normalization process and Protocols’ ratification
are suspended, we can hardly reckon on such a consent," Nestereneko
outlined.