The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved by the current generation of politicians, the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky said, speaking to Vestnik Kavkaza.
"There has been a difficult situation in Nagorno-Karabakh for the past 30 years. We all know about the Madrid principles of 2009, we remember the difficult rounds of negotiations between the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, which were held with the participation of the Russian leadership. At these meetings, they were solving issues that we have no right to leave to our children and grandchildren," he said, referring to the countries participating in the conflict.
At the same time, the MP drew attention to the fact that the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement is very, very complicated. "Undoubtedly, I see the role that parliamentarians could play in this negotiation process, but at the same time I believe that any our interference in this delicate process of the Karabakh conflict settlement would be destructive. Unfortunately, there is still bleeding situation, but I hope that the mechanism of the Minsk Group, as well as other formats of negotiations, will gain progress in the foreseeable future," he stressed.
In addition, the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs urged his colleagues from different countries to be more careful in this matter. "Any wrong, too harsh statement can interfere with the delicate process of the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiation process," he explained.
The deputy also expressed confidence that this conflict will be solved with the help of the current politicians. "This, of course, is my and my colleagues' responsibility: we have no right to leave this bleeding conflict to those who will come after us," Leonid Slutsky concluded.