Russia hopes that Armenia and Azerbaijan will sign a peace treaty as soon as possible and is making efforts in this direction, Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matviyenko said at a press briefing following the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly session in St. Petersburg.
“Russia has done everything possible and continues doing everything possible in order for a peace treaty to be signed as soon as possible. We hope that this will happen as soon as possible,” TASS quoted Matviyenko as saying.