A trilateral meeting of Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers Sergey Lavrov, Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan was held on Thursday in Minsk with the mediation of the Russian side, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
"In view of the approaching anniversary of the November 9, 2020, statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on a full ceasefire and all military actions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, a review of the implementation of the trilateral agreements was conducted. It was found that most of the provisions of the aforementioned statement are being successfully implemented. It was agreed to intensify the work on the remaining issues," pointed out the ministry.
The diplomatic mission underlined that the Russian side welcomed the mutual desire expressed by the Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders to normalize relations between the two countries. "It confirmed its readiness to fully support this process both in its national capacity and through the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk group," the Russian foreign ministry pointed out.
Lavrov also held separate meetings with his colleagues from Azerbaijan and Armenia. At the meeting with Bayramov, the sides discussed in detail various aspects of bilateral ties and the regional and international agenda, the foreign ministry said.
"At a separate meeting between Lavrov and Mirzoyan, the parties discussed topical issues of Russian-Armenian relations, including as a follow-up to the October 12 meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow, as well as foreign policy coordination," the Russian diplomatic office added.
The situation in the conflict zone around Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27, 2020, when active hostilities broke out there. On November 9 that year, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on the full cessation of hostilities in Karabakh. According to the document, the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides stopped at the occupied positions, a number of areas came under Baku's control, and Russian peacekeepers were deployed along the line of contact and the Lachin corridor
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Based on materials from TASS