VLADIMIR PUTIN: RUSSIA WILL MAKE NO MILITARY INTERFERENCE IN
ARMENIA-AZERI CONFLICT
Yerevan, February 1. ArmInfo. Russia will make no military
interference in the Armenian-Azeri conflict, Russian President
Vladimir Putin said during a press-conference today.
Asked by Trend news agency (Azerbaijan) if Moscow is going to take
more active steps "to liquidate Armenian aggression against
Azerbaijan," Putin said that, though having military bases in the
former Soviet republics, Russia is not going to use them for
interfering in their internal affairs. Russia is trying to help the
Azeri and Armenian sides, but it is for them to solve the
conflict. "We can’t impose our solutions on anybody. If we do, we can
spoil our relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan for centuries," Putin
said.
In conclusion, Putin abstracted away from serious problems and
expressed regret that there is no more cheap and high-quality port
from Agdam (town on the territories controlled by the Karabakh
forces). "Let anybody restore it. Let it be a joint project of Armenia
and Azerbaijan," he said.