President of Russia Dmitriy Medvedev is visiting Turkey.
Russia and Turkey are interested in strengthening stability in the Caucasus region and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, president of Russia Dmitriy Medvedev told a news conference in Ankara.
“On our part, we, I mean Russia, will promote this issue and use every opportunity, authority and influence of Russia to resolve the conflict” Russia-24 quotes the president as saying, Trend reports.
According to Medvedev, Russia will consult with Turkish partners on these issues.
At a news conference in Ankara Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev also said that a trilateral meeting with participation of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict will be held soon.
’Russia has a special mission here. We are not a party in the conflict, we are a mediator actively involved into the process. I will continue working here. Our foreign ministers hold regular meetings and in the nearest future such meetings will continue with participation of the foreign ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan’, the Russian president said.
He noted that ’promising steps have been made recently for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict’.
’The sides meet and communicate and there is a real progress in a number of moments, connected with settlement. But this does not mean that all issues have been coordinated. Consultations continue. I have repeatedly offered my mediation to my partners President Aliyev and President Sargsyan’, the Russian president said.
’We have repeatedly met in Russia. I hope this will further continue even despite the moments that require clarification of positions’, the Russian president said.
He noted that Russian also counts on the active position of other OSCE Minsk Group participants on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict.
Along with Russia, the Minsk Group includes France and the United States.
Meanwhile, Medvedev noted that ’all main issues must be discussed between the parties in the conflict’.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. 20 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan including the Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts are still under the occupation of the Armenian Forces. In May 1994 the parties reached a cease-fire agreement and ineffective peace talks are still held under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group and chairmanship of Russia, France and the United States
Armenia has not yet fulfilled the four resolutions of the UN Security Council about withdrawal from Nagorno Karabakh and occupied lands.
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