Zakharova: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict requires settlement

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may be discussed during the meeting of Russian and French foreign ministers Sergey Lavrov and Jean-Yves Le Drian, which will be held in Moscow on June 20, the spokesperson of Russia’s Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said.

"We do not rule out raising this issue during the discussion of a number of international problems," the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza cited her as saying. "Of course, we are in touch with our French colleagues regarding this issue," the spokesperson stressed.

The essence of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s settlement is finding a compromise between the conflict’s parties, which seem to be taking quite opposite stances, she noted.

"The situation requires moving forward, and, therefore, contacts in various formats have recently intensified,” Zakharova said.

The spokesperson of Russia’s Foreign Ministry stressed that Russia, as a mediator in the conflict’s settlement, is doing everything possible for a compromise to be reached, but not to the detriment of the peoples of the two countries.