ArmInfo. As the Spokesperson of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov pointed out, Russia calls on Turkey and other countries to persuade Baku and Yerevan to return to a peaceful settlement and not make statements of military support. TASS reports.
The Kremlin is confident that statements about possible military support for Azerbaijan and Armenia, which are in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, only add fuel to the fire, the parties should be persuaded to return to a politico-diplomatic way of settlement. This statement was made by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov in an interview with reporters on Tuesday.
"The Kremlin, first of all, proceeds from the need for an early cease of fire and hostilities. Any statements about any military support or military activity definitely add fuel to the fire. We are categorically against this and we do not agree with this formulation of the issue," the representative of the Kremlin noted.
"We call on all countries, especially our partners, such as Turkey, to do everything to convince the opposing sides to cease fire and return to a peaceful settlement of this long-standing conflict by political and diplomatic means," Peskov said.
He stressed that "the Russian side is in constant contact with Yerevan, Baku and Ankara at various levels." "We collect all information about what is happening on the line of contact, track all the news that appears, analyze the situation and use this information to form our future position and determine next steps together with our partners in the OSCE group," the Kremlin Spokesman added. Peskov stated that Russia and other OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries should take a responsible position without adventurism for the settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Of course, you need to understand that as a responsible co-chair of the relevant OSCE group, the Russian Federation, like other co-chairs, must take a balanced position, a responsible position, devoid of any adventurism, "the Kremlin spokesman said. In his words," only this gives the opportunity for Moscow to really effectively offer its mediating role in the settlement of this conflict (in Nagorno-Karabakh). Commenting on the statements of director Karen Shakhnazarov, who urged Moscow to determine its position in connection with the aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Peskov called Shakhnazarov "a respected person with great authority, talent and an active public figure." "He has the right to express his position," the Kremlin spokesman said. At the same time, the press secretary of the Russian leader pointed out the tasks of the Russian Federation as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.