ArmInfo.As of today Moscow does not see positive dynamics in the negotiations on normalizing relations between Yerevan and Baku.
Thus, on March 20, during a weekly briefing, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, touching on this issue, in particular, said: "You know, it was at that time when tripartite agreements were effectively implemented at the highest level, when there were regular contacts between Yerevan and Baku through the mediation of our country, at that time there was a positive dynamic of negotiations between Yerevan and Baku. This does not mean that there are no other theoretical possibilities - there certainly can be. You and I are just talking about when there was positive dynamics. But there are facts."
The Russian diplomat again emphasized that the situation changed dramatically as soon as Westerners began to penetrate the situation in the region, who simply wanted to intercept the agenda. She added that the West was haunted by the fact that the situation in the region was moving towards a peaceful course, that there was an international legal framework, that countries were reaching agreements without any aggression, despite a very difficult past, simply having a vision of a peaceful future.
"It was the Westerners who imposed their formula on Nagorno-Karabakh on Armenia, forgetting about the need to ensure the rights and security of the local Armenian population. You know very well what this led to. We hear this from the population of Karabakh - this led to the emergence of additional problems in the region. It is these Western regimes that today force Armenia to make unilateral decisions regarding disputed territorial issues on the border with Azerbaijan. We see how Western countries are literally pushing Yerevan to destroy all the positive trends that were both in contact with Baku and in relations with Moscow. However, we have always had, I am sure that we will continue to have alliance relations that will continue to develop with Yerevan on the path of alliance," said the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
She once again emphasized that Moscow sees how Westerners are trying to infiltrate the region in order to pursue exclusively their interests - and this is the ideology of controlled chaos. Zakharova also again accused the EU civilian mission in Armenia of espionage against Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan. According to her, there is factual evidence of this.
"Such destructive activity leads to increased tension in the region, and can even lead to irreversible consequences. Everyone understands this," she said, once again recalling that all recipes for the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations are spelled out in trilateral statements by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.