Lavrov: Moscow to continue searching for consensus for Karabakh conflict settlement
10.11.2015,
12:04
Russia will continue searching ways for reaching a consensus in in Karabakh problem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday at a news conference in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, November 10. /ARKA/. Russia will continue searching ways for reaching a consensus in in Karabakh problem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday at a news conference in Yerevan.
«We support Yerevan's commitment to solely peaceful settlement and we are convinced that it is necessary to continue supporting the sides in their efforts to find a mutually acceptable and consensus basis for settlement,» he said.
The Russian minister also said that Karabakh conflict settlement is one of Russia's foreign policy's top priorities and the key focuses of the Russian president's attention.
Lavrov stressed that Russia, as one of the three co-chair countries of OSCE Minsk Group brokering the settlement, continues playing an active part in the efforts to contribute to achievement of a positive result.
His Armenian counterpart, Edward Nalbandyan, on his side, said that Armenia highly appreciates the efforts Russia makes as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.
«We highly appreciate these efforts aimed at settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means, and I think we will work together for that,» he said.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. --0-----
«We support Yerevan's commitment to solely peaceful settlement and we are convinced that it is necessary to continue supporting the sides in their efforts to find a mutually acceptable and consensus basis for settlement,» he said.
The Russian minister also said that Karabakh conflict settlement is one of Russia's foreign policy's top priorities and the key focuses of the Russian president's attention.
Lavrov stressed that Russia, as one of the three co-chair countries of OSCE Minsk Group brokering the settlement, continues playing an active part in the efforts to contribute to achievement of a positive result.
His Armenian counterpart, Edward Nalbandyan, on his side, said that Armenia highly appreciates the efforts Russia makes as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.
«We highly appreciate these efforts aimed at settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means, and I think we will work together for that,» he said.
Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when Karabakh, mainly populated by Armenians, declared its independence from Azerbaijan.
On December 10, 1991, a few days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a referendum took place in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the majority of the population (99.89%) voted for secession from Azerbaijan.
Afterwards, large-scale military operations began. As a result, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven regions adjacent to it.
Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes.
On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations.
Тalks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful settlement of the conflict. The group is co-chaired by USA, Russia and France. --0-----
