PanARMENIAN.Net – The Nagorno Karabakh conflict is among Russia‘s foreign policy priorities, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Thursday, August 17, adding that at the moment the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are working on the preparation of the next summit on the issue.
“To this end, they held talks in Brussels with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in July,” Zakharova reminded.
“Consultations will continue on the sidelines of the next session of the UN General Assembly in New York in the second half of September. Based on the results, a corresponding statement will be issued.”
According to her, Russia has always supported measures aimed at reducing tension in the conflict zone.
Foreign ministry representatives from both Armenia and Azerbaijan have earlier said that a meeting will be held in September. No exact date has been mentioned though.
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