Baku-Yerevan settlement needs time and patience — Russian Foreign Ministry

 TASS 
Russia – Feb 23 2023
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated at a government meeting on February 16 that the Armenian side had finished work on a draft peace agreement with Azerbaijan and had sent it to Baku as well as the countries of the OSCE Minsk Group

MOSCOW, February 23. /TASS/. Azerbaijan and Armenia must overcome numerous obstacles on their path to peace, and the final settlement will take time and patience, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview with TASS.

"There are numerous impediments to peace. Armenia and Azerbaijan have a long history of conflict. To reach a final settlement, time and patience are needed, as well as creating conditions that would guarantee the strength, reliability, and stability of bilateral agreements, resulting in an atmosphere of mutual trust. This is what Russia seeks, and peace and security in the Transcaucasia will always be prioritized," he said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated at a government meeting on February 16 that the Armenian side had finished work on a draft peace agreement with Azerbaijan and had sent it to Baku as well as the countries of the OSCE Minsk Group.