We are just coming out of the hot phase of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. I would like to note the importance, which everyone is forced to recognize today, of the joint statement that was signed by the Prime Minister of Armenia, the President of Azerbaijan and the President of the Russian Federation on November 9, which stopped the war and secured an agreement allowing both refugees and internally displaced persons to return to their homes, Lavrov said.
The Russian Foreign Minister stated that the agreements reached could contribute to the transformation of the South Caucasus "from a region of contradictions into a region of stability and prosperity in the interests of all peoples living there." "We will do our best to promote progress in this direction," the minister stressed.
He recalled that to advance this goal, Russian peacekeepers are actively working in the region, who also contribute to the early completion of the process of exchanging prisoners and returning the bodies of the dead.
In addition, Moscow is interested in cooperation with international structures in restoring peaceful life in Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov continued. “We strongly support the activities of international organizations that are ready to invest their resources, experience and potential in the restoration of peaceful life [in Nagorno-Karabakh],” he noted.
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