Russia continues work to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said today, answering the question of ‘Vestnik Kavkaza’.
The entire work is focused on achieving practical results in resolving the conflict despite the fact that it is not easy. "Certainly, the negotiations are being held. The side blame each other and there are many issues that are very difficult to resolve, but the main role of the intermediary is to find a compromise,’’ she said.
She stressed that the work of Russia as an international mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues after the ceasefire was reinstated.
‘‘A series of steps were taken to transfer this situation into the political process and peaceful settlement immediately after the active phase of the reignited conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh ended. There were contacts at the level of foreign ministers, statements were made at the Presidential level. Active work of co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk group started after Sergei Lavrov's visit to Baku and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to the region," the diplomat said.
"I can tell you that the contacts have not ceased. I think that today we will be able to announce another contact after an hour or two," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said, adding later that this Friday Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a visit to Yerevan, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be one the top of the agenda.
Recall, on the night of April 2 all frontier positions of Azerbaijan were exposed to heavy fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. In addition, Azerbaijani settlements near the front line, densely populated by civilians, were shelled.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20% of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US, are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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