Sergey Lavrov: Moscow will do everything possible to avoid revision of the Russian-Azerbaijani-Armenian declaration on Karabakh

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed Moscow’s intention to avoid any revision of the Russian-Azerbaijani-Armenian tripartite statement on Karabakh.

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Lavrov said during a press conference on Tuesday: “We do not see at this time any attempt to reconsider the statement that was issued. As I understand it, Armenia is witnessing difficult discussions, and the 17 (Armenian) parties, which have allied themselves To support the interests of their country, they have expressed, Expressing their firm opposition to any attempt to revise this statement, from there we start and will do everything in our power to prevent such attempts from being carried out, or to prevent their success if taken.

The Minister expressed surprise at the statement of the representatives of the United States and France on the need to clarify the details of the Russian-Azerbaijani-Armenian statement. Lavrov responded to a question on this issue, saying: “I was surprised to hear this news. Since the beginning of the efforts that Russia was making to end the hot phase of this conflict, we have been working closely with our partners in the leadership of the Minsk Group “, referring to the group concerned with resolving the Karabakh conflict, which was formed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 1992 and is headed by three countries: Russia, France and the United States.

Sergei Lavrov continued: “Frankly, I believe that such statements either reflect the parties that make them ignore the facts, or arise as a result of a misunderstanding.”

And last week, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a joint declaration on a ceasefire in Karabakh starting on November 10. The statement, which was broadcast by Russian President Vladimir Putin, stipulated that Azerbaijani and Armenian forces would stop at their positions, carry out a prisoner exchange process and deploy Russian peacekeeping forces in the region.

Source: RIA Novosti + TASS

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