ArmInfo. The key phrase is 'If the sides agree', Official Representative of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated at the briefing on October 27 commenting on the statement made by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that if the sides agree Azerbaijan is ready to provide autonomy to Nagorno Karabakh.
Touching upon the Karabakh settlement, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that no military actions can contribute to peaceful settlement. This relates to Nagorno Karabakh and any other conflict, she added.
To note, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev stated in the interview to Russia Today: "Reasonable compromise is possible: ensuring security of Karabakh people, self-governance, implementation of various investment projects by Azerbaijan, and peaceful co-existing of the two nations in case territories beyond the boundaries of Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous republic are liberated. This is how we see the settlement of the conflict. This is in line with the proposals, on which we are currently working and which the Co-Chairs offer. But the main reason of non settlement is that Armenia for already 24 years since the Minsk Group has been established blocks any progress in the negotiation process". Aliyev is sure that Azerbaijan can not make any further compromise beyond providing self-governance.