Lavrov: statement on Karabakh being implemented effectively

The trilateral statement on Karabakh has no ‘secret clauses’, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference summing up the results of 2020.

According to Lavrov, the statement is being implemented very effectively, with the exception of the pending issue of prisoners of war.

"All other clauses reflected in it, in my opinion, are being implemented quite effectively, and the issue of the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers is being resolved," he noted.

"Of course, the issue must be agreed at the trilateral level, and this was talked about at the 11 January meeting. There are no secret clauses and I can’t see which topics can be the subject of some secret," the minister added.