President Serzh Sargsyan gave an official response to Dmitry Medvedev's message containing proposals on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave the letter from the president of Russia to the parties of the conflict during his visit to Yerevan and Baku in early July.
The fact that the Russians took a new initiative dispels the rumors that emerged after the summit between the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Kazan in late June. Many observers, being disappointed that no major breakthrough was made at the meeting, claimed that Russia will no longer put so much effort into settling the conflict. However, two weeks later Lavrov visited Baku and Yerevan, once again stressing that finding a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains a priority for Moscow.
"We must continue to pursue discussions on the themes that have not yet reached an agreement. We have reach a legal agreement in our talks - a peace treaty, the time has come! The peace treaty will be a strong signal for initiating the final stage of negotiations," Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mamedyarov said . But Yerevan is clearly not ready for this step in the settlement process. "The appeals of Azerbaijan to proceed to the development of a peace treaty on Nagorno-Karabakh without reaching concensus on the basic principles, contradict the logic of the negotiation process," Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at the meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.
Elmira Tariverdiev, Baku. Exclusively for VK
