The Nagorno-Karabakh issue should be settled by political and diplomatic methods, here is Russia's stance, Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said at a press briefing on May 6.
"We think that this issue will be discussed through political and diplomatic methods. I'd like to recall that the principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement that were mentioned in the statements made by the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in the period from 2009 to 2013 say that the status of Nagorno Karabakh must be determined on the basis of a legally binding expression of will," Zakharova said.
At the same time, she reiterated that as an international mediator along with other co-chair-states of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia is ready to provide the necessary assistance for the conflicting sides to achieve that goal. Maria Zakharova said that the Karabakh issue is among the foreign policy priorities of Russia.