Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Oct 20 2004
Moscow welcomes Azerbaijani-Armenian dialogue
Russia is ready to guarantee for possible agreement between
Azerbaijan and Armenia over the settlement of the Upper Garabagh
conflict, spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander
Yakovenko has stated.
Moscow welcomes the talks of all level between the conflicting sides,
Yakovenko said. `We think that the conflicting sides themselves must
reach common agreement on the issue,’ he noted.
Yakovenko added that his country is ready to assist Yerevan and Baku
in solving the conflict as co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and
guarantee for agreement to be reached between the conflicting sides.*