ArmInfo. On October 6, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, pointed out the danger of fighters from Syria and Libya being drawn into the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. This is stated in the message of the Russian Foreign Ministry, which leads TASS.
"Serious concern of Moscow and Tehran was expressed about the unprecedented escalation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the ministry said.
In this regard, the ministers stated that there is no alternative to a diplomatic settlement, "the beginning of which should be a ceasefire without preconditions."
Lavrov and Zarif also stressed the important role that the neighboring countries of Azerbaijan and Armenia can play in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Lavrov pointed to the intensive efforts of Russia both in its national capacity and within the framework of the troika of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs for the early establishment of peace in the region. The ministers again emphasized the important role that the neighboring countries of Azerbaijan and Armenia can play in this," in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. - It was agreed to maintain further contacts. "