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Russia playing important role in resolving Karabakh conflict – Medvedev

Politics Materials 8 April 2016 13:38 (UTC +04:00)
Russia plays an important role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair
Russia playing important role in resolving Karabakh conflict – Medvedev

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 8

By Seymur Aliyev - Trend:

Russia plays an important role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in Baku Apr. 8 at the meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Medvedev also stressed his participation in the process of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

He said he had spent a lot of efforts on the conflict's settlement and wouldn't like them to be in vain. Azerbaijan can be sure that Russia will do its best for the conflict to be resolved, he said.

Azerbaijan and Russia have a lot of different joint projects, which will also be discussed during the visit, he said.

"As you said, there are relations of strategic partnership between our countries, as well as a lot of projects in the economic, humanitarian sphere, a variety of joint political issues that we discussed," said Medvedev.

Of course, the current situation, the escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, is not quite that simple, the Russian prime minister said.

"Frankly speaking, this topic is of great concern to Russia," said Medvedev, adding that relations with Azerbaijan and Armenia are extremely important for the country.

Moscow, as a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, as a responsible state, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is committed to the approaches within the framework of the UN procedures and other ones, he said.

"We hope that the currently established peace will be long-lasting, and the sides will be able to continue discussion of issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict's peaceful settlement," Medvedev said. "I convey to you the best wishes of Vladimir Putin," he said to Azerbaijani president, adding that the relations between the two countries are very versatile, and there is always something to discuss.

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