Vladimir Nikitin: it is necessary to settle Nagorno-Karabakh conflictThe first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, Vladimir Nikitin talked to Vestnik Kavkaza about the current state of affairs in relations between Russia and Azerbaijan at the moment: "Russia's relations with Azerbaijan are friendly. This is confirmed by the fact that our delegations at PACE are voting together against the American expansion. Recently, the leader of the Communist faction in the State Duma visited Azerbaijan, met with President Aliyev. Prior to this, all our committee members had also gone there and had a half hour conversation with the leader of Azerbaijan.""We concluded that Azerbaijan is one of those countries in the former Soviet Union, where there is no rabid Russophobia, where there is a desire for people of all nationalities to live in peace. We hope that Azerbaijan will be the country to become part of the Eurasian Economic Union in the future," Nikitin added.He said that Russia is very interested in the settlement of the Nagorno-Krabakh issue: "The President of the Russian Federation, the head of the State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin are now taking steps to ensure that the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan find the best way to begin resolving the problem which causes a lot of pain to both countries." "I think eventually they will find a solution," he concluded.
The first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, Vladimir Nikitin, talked to Vestnik Kavkaza about the current state of affairs in relations between Russia and Azerbaijan at the moment: "Russia's relations with Azerbaijan are friendly. This is confirmed by the fact that our delegations at PACE are voting together against US expansion. Recently, the leader of the Communist faction in the State Duma visited Azerbaijan, met with President Aliyev. Prior to this, all our committee members had also gone there and had a half hour conversation with the leader of Azerbaijan."
"We concluded that Azerbaijan is one of those countries in the former Soviet Union where there is no rabid Russophobia, where there is a desire for people of all nationalities to live in peace. We hope that Azerbaijan will be a country to become part of the Eurasian Economic Union in the future," Nikitin added.
He said that Russia is very interested in a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue: "The President of the Russian Federation, and the head of the State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, are now taking steps to ensure that the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan find the best way to begin resolving the problem which causes a lot of pain to both countries."
"I think eventually they will find a solution," he concluded.
