Thursday, June 28 2018 18:29
Marianna Mkrtchyan

Maria Zakharova urged not to obstruct settlement of the Karabakh  conflict with non-constructive statements 

Maria Zakharova urged not to obstruct settlement of the Karabakh  conflict with non-constructive statements 

ArmInfo. Moscow considers it extremely important to hold a meeting at the level of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. On June 28, during a traditional  briefing, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry  Maria Zakharova said.

She again reminded that Moscow adheres to the position that the  relevant departments of the two countries should provide information  on a possible meeting of the parties. "But if such a meeting is  agreed and will be held, we really want effective results and a good  atmosphere, because now it is especially necessary for solving those  problems that are on the agenda, including two states," she said.  Zakharova.

Referring to the statement of State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin  in Baku on the Karabakh settlement, Zakharova called on the media to  be constructive. She also stressed that everyone perfectly  understands what attention is paid to both sides to this or that  statement, and called for clarifying with the speaker himself what he  meant by this or that expression.

At the same time Zakharova stressed that Moscow's position has not  changed and it is fundamental. "We are working with both sides to  achieve the result and we say that this issue is one of our  priorities on the international agenda, therefore, the achievement of  a settlement on the basis of fixed agreements, and agreed positions  by the parties, and mutual respect, certainly meets our interests,"  she said, stressing in this context that Russia's basic approaches to  issues have not changed.

At the same time, she stated that there were many statements that  sounded from different lips on the subject matter. "You know that the  official point of view is officially issued, so my advice, always  clarify through those who say exactly what they said or meant, in  this case I do not consider it necessary to dig and compare quotes of  what was said and how it was said We really believe that  confrontational rhetoric only leads to the continuation of  confrontation. Of course, such statements, which from our point of  view did not add effectiveness to the main task, sounded from  different sides. The main task is that such statements, I mean  unconstructive ones - do not interfere with the common goal, but  different representatives make them in different formats. "Much,  unfortunately, does not correspond to those statements that were in  fact," - she noted, adding that often quotes broke out of context or  were distorted.

In conclusion, she once again called for addressing the official  position, which is known and has not changed, and not try to  complicate the already difficult situation.

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