The leaders of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are personally engaged in resolving the Karabakh issue. The statement came from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting Wednesday at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
Lavrov noted Moscow's decisive role in establishing a ceasefire in November last year.
“It is not a one-day job, and the leaders of the three countries are personally engaged in it, as well as our military, which is part of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). They are working to reduce tension and build trust,” Lavrov said.
He added that the Russian border guards help “Armenian allies in resolving issues with Azerbaijani neighbors.”
As for Yerevan-Moscow relations, according to Lavrov, the development of bilateral economic cooperation is moving forward quite confidently.
“Armenia is our ally. Yesterday, the new minister of foreign affairs was here, we conducted good negotiations. We have a very rich bilateral agenda - exchange of visits and implementation of large projects, development of economic cooperation. All this is moving forward very intensively and confidently,” Lavrov said.
