A settlement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is possible only when extra-regional powers stop interfering in the conflict, and the steps taken by the West only aggravate the situation, said Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, during a meeting with CIS partners in Moscow.
“We are interested in stabilizing the situation in the South Caucasus region, creating conditions for its development and strengthening mutual trust and cooperation," Patrushev said and added that for this purpose, “Russia is taking consistent steps towards the comprehensive regulation of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations - for a peace treaty to be signed between these countries, demarcation of borders and opening transport communications.”
According to the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, this is possible only if extra-regional forces do not intervene.
“The actions of the Western countries provoke the degradation of the situation in the region and contribute to maintaining the contradictions,” said Patrushev.
