Lavrov: Russia interested in peace, stability in South Caucasus

Russia is fully interested in stability and peace in the South Caucasus region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Moscow, Report informs.

“We believe that there is no alternative to the agreements between our leaders. We will do our best to ensure that the decisions regarding the stabilization of the situation are implemented. I hope that they will be respected by all other countries that are somehow interested in being present in this region,” Lavrov said.

The Russian foreign minister also stressed the need to stabilize the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, solve humanitarian problems, unblock economic and transport ties, and agree on the text of a peace treaty, which both sides are actively working on.

“I would also add the importance of developing contacts between experts and public organizations, parliamentarians. There was such an experience, and I believe that it is very important as an additional step in building trust between the parties,” Lavrov added.