ARKA news Agency, Armenia
May 18 2007
RUSSIA AIMS TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING SIDES OF KARABAKH CONFLICT IN
FINDING COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT
YEREVAN, May 18. /ARKA/. Russia aims to continue supporting the sides
of the Karabakh conflict in finding a compromise settlement, says the
Press Service of the Russian Embassy in Armenia in connection with
the forthcoming visit of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
to Azerbaijan.
The current state of the Karabakh peace process is also to be
discussed during the visit, the press release says.
The principled stance of Russia on Karabakh remains unchanged, and
Russia would be ready to support the settlement option acceptable for
the involved parties and be the settlement guarantor in case a
compromise agreement is made," the Embassy representatives said.
The Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation is invited by the
Azerbaijani side to visit Baku on May 21-22 2007. N.V. -0–