ArmInfo.The use of the Russian armed forces in Nagorno- Karabakh is not planned, such a position has been agreed with the Russian Ministry of Defense, the measures being taken to achieve a positive result in resolving the conflict are sufficient, Andrei Krasov, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, told RIA Novosti.
"Konstantin Zatulin was not authorized to give the above comment, which has nothing to do with the official position of the State Duma and the State Duma Committee on Defense. Currently, there are no plans to use the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This position has been agreed with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation", Krasov said.
He explained that the official position of the State Duma can only be expressed by its chairman or, on his instructions, his deputies or a specialized committee. Earlier, the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, MP Konstantin Zatulin stated that it was Azerbaijan and Turkey that violated the peace in Nagorno-Karabakh, and noted that Russia could conduct a landing operation in Armenia, including with aim to remind which country is the leading one in the post-Soviet space