On July 17, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
During the conversation, the situation in the South Caucasus, the process of reconciliation between Baku and Yerevan were discussed.
"The Russian side has confirmed the need for the complete and immediate unblocking of the Lachin Corridor, the restoration of transport links along it in both directions, in accordance with the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020, as well as the need to create normal living conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh," the message states.
Regarding the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry on July 15, the Russian Foreign Ministry described the statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry as "incorrect" and emphasized that the Russian Federation has always respected and treats "the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, is fully committed to allied cooperation to the spirit and letter of the bilateral declaration".
At the same time, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federation, this does not cancel the issue of complex promotion of the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations settlement process, all issues on the agenda, "including the issue of resolving the rights and security of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh exclusively through peaceful political-diplomatic methods."
The Russian side has confirmed its willingness to organize a trilateral meeting of foreign ministers in Moscow in the near future to discuss the ways of implementing high-level agreements, including the subject of agreeing on a peace treaty, which will be followed by a summit of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow in order to sign the said document.
"The meeting took place in a mutually respectful and constructive atmosphere," concluded the press release of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
