Russia wholeheartedly wants to see peace in Nagorno-Karabakh, so that no more people die in hostilities, the region has open borders and the sides resume economic ties, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with Diplomatic School graduates and university students in Yerevan.
According to him, Russia is working to both reduce military risks and promote possible cooperation in the humanitarian sphere, and to coordinate the political principles of a settlement.
"While mediating the conflict, we are not trying to force any ready-made recipes onto Armenia and Azerbaijan. They must find a solution themselves, without any external pressure, artificial deadlines or arbitration. This is our firm position," Lavrov said.
Russia, as the Minister stressed, is ready to support any solution that suits all the involved sides and to act as its co-guarantor together with the other co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
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