Monday, July 20 2020 15:20

ArmInfo. Russia hopes for an  early settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, this  will help normalize the emotional background of immigrants from these  countries to Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on July  20.

"You know that in Moscow and in Russia in general there are many  Azerbaijanis and many Armenians, and all of them are respectable  citizens of the Russian Federation, I mean those who are citizens of  the Russian Federation, in addition to migrants, and they are all  respected members of our society. Obviously, the escalation on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border cannot leave these citizens indifferent,  and, of course, they show their emotional response, "Peskov told  reporters, answering the question of whether the Kremlin paid  attention to the problems between the natives of Azerbaijan and  Armenia in Moscow, including related to trade.

He recalled that the Russian Federation called on both sides for  restraint, for an immediate return to the ceasefire and for an end to  any manifestations of violence.

"Therefore, we hope that this situation will be resolved as soon as  possible, and thus the emotional background will also return to  normal," Peskov concluded, RIAN News reports.

To note, in Moscow, against the background of clashes on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border, , a number of incidents occurred on the  territory of the Russian Federation with the participation of  Armenians and Azerbaijanis. This affected the activities of Armenian  exporters, who faced the problem of selling products on the Food City  market in Moscow. In particular, 50 trucks loaded with apricots were  expelled from the market and could not sell perishable goods. The  situation was saved by the large Armenian community, which began to  buy up apricots, demonstrating unity and solidarity. Moreover, a  Russian businessman of Armenian origin, Samvel Karapetyan, provided  his territory for parking trucks. Similar events took place in St.  Petersburg. Fruit suppliers from Armenia complained that after the  escalation of the armed conflict between Baku and Yerevan they were  asked to leave the "Azerbaijani" markets of St. Petersburg.   According to representatives of the Diaspora, at midnight on July 17,  "trucks with Armenian goods were removed from the Azeri-controlled  markets of the northern capital." As a result, suppliers have lost  the opportunity to sell perishable products. Apricots and peaches  that arrived from Armenia were urgently sold at wholesale prices  directly from the trucks.