Baku, Azerbaijan, Mar. 6
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva – Trend:
Azerbaijan is an important strategic partner of Russia, and the positions of the two countries coincide on the majority of key issues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
He made the remarks Mar. 6 in Moscow at a press conference following the talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov.
“The talks with my colleague and friend, Minister Mammadyarov were constructive, we discussed the schedule of the upcoming meetings, including those at the highest level, and we reviewed the situation in the economic sphere,” Lavrov noted.
Russia will further work to find acceptable solutions to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s settlement, he added.
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 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.