There is no alternative to the trilateral statements of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on the settlement of the situation in the South Caucasus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at the opening a trilateral meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday afternoon. He expressed hope that the meeting would be constructive, and a direct dialogue between Ararat Mirzoyan and Ceyhun Bayramov would allow achieving additional results. Lavrov proposed to consider the whole range of issues of normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and coordination of further steps, taking into account Russia’s capabilities. “The trilateral statements of our leaders contain, in fact, a roadmap for achieving sustainable solutions. We have analyzed the situation around the South Caucasus and believe that there is no alternative to the agreements of our leaders. Russia wants peace and stability in the region, and Russian interests are directly linked here. The Russian Federation will do everything possible to ensure that decisions concerning the stabilization of the situation are implemented, hoping that all other countries that are somehow interested in being present in this region will respect them,” RIA Novosti quoted Lavrov as saying. Lavrov also noted the need to stabilize the situation in Karabakh and on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the need to solve humanitarian problems, unblock transport communications and coordinate the text of the peace agreement.

Source: Turan News Agency