“Armenian officials’ issuing many politicized statements regarding Karabakh, probably, causes tension,” said Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the press conference on the finals of 2020.
Eurasia Diary reports citing APA.
Russian Minister noted that we have already witnessed such kinds of statements until the start of 44 days war: “We have witnessed emotional statements such as “New war, new territories from Karabakh or on Karabakh. We have witnessed that words become a material force. Now we pay attention to the establishment of contacts between Azerbaijani and Armenian leadership, the creation of an atmosphere of confidence between sides. It was one of the main issues of the Moscow meeting on January 11. I hope that emotions should be put in the second plan. It is also not an appropriate time in order to put forward the status of Nagorno-Karabakh as a priority issue. I guarantee you that the zone, where Russian peacekeepers bear responsibility, the status of Nagorno-Karabakh in the practical plan has currently been determined in this way. This form will meet the interests of both Azerbaijani and Armenian sides.”