Lavrov: settlement of Karabakh conflict is one of our priorities in post-Soviet space

Settlement of the Karabakh conflict is one of the priorities of our efforts in the post-Soviet space, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Armenian media.

He also said that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict sides in order to advance in negotiations need to give up their distrust of each other while using the achievements of the Kazan summit of 2011.

"The most important thing is to move away from distrust, which is still sometimes manifested during talks, and concentrate on realistic, pragmatic ideas that are available," the minister stressed.

Lavrov noted that preparation for the Kazan summit in 2011 was intensive, including the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' preparations, Trend reported.

"But during the summit there were additional questions and comments. It happens. We do not make a tragedy out of this. The work will be continued. I am sure that much of what is contained in the so-called Kazan document is still demanded," Lavrov stressed.