ArmInfo. Moscow expresses concern about the death of civilians in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Thus, during the weekly briefing, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, answering the relevant question, in particular said. "We are extremely worried that civilians on both sides are dying during the conflict. From the very beginning, we have sought an early ceasefire and the transfer of the situation into a political and diplomatic channel."
Noting once again that tomorrow, in Geneva, the OSCE MG co-chairs will meet with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Zakharova stressed that the agenda of the meeting will also include issues of international humanitarian law, including the implementation of the agreements that were reached in Moscow on October 10. "And this includes a ceasefire, an exchange of prisoners and the bodies of the dead, "- said the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Answering the question about the introduction of an arms embargo against Turkey, which contributes to the destabilization of the situation in the conflict zone by supplying weapons to one of the conflicting parties, Zakharova said that Moscow had already answered this question. "I would like to quote the words of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who, in particular, said:" We call on all external players to do everything to prevent further unwinding of the military scenario, cool the emotions of the parties, and step up work to create conditions for restarting negotiations. "We make all efforts to transfer the situation into such a political and diplomatic channel, "she concluded.