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.