Moscow insists on including reference to Russia-Azerbaijan-Armenia tripartite statements in UN Security Council document

The participants in closed consultations of the UN Security Council unanimously came out in favor of an early ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan and a diplomatic solution, Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told journalists on Wednesday.

"We spoke about Russia's efforts made both individually and through the CSTO, to normalize the situation, to achieve a ceasefire, about the efforts that the CSTO will undertake after the meeting of the Collective Security Council. Partners have thanked us for sharing that information, thanked us for our efforts," he said.

"Everyone spoke unanimously in favor of an early ceasefire and the settlement of the situation politically and diplomatically. Now the press elements are being discussed, experts have stayed in the meeting room to finalize them," Nebenzya said.

"We insist that these press elements should necessarily have a reference to the trilateral statements from the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan of 2020 and 2021, which are the basis for the normalization of relations between the two countries, containing appeals and commitments on the ceasefire, as well as a number of projects that the parties should undertake under these agreements. This process is already underway, to normalize relations," Nebenzya said.