Moscow: We orientate all parties not to politicize the humanitarian  dossier in Karabakh

ArmInfo. The operational  situation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continued to  stabilize; there were no ceasefire violations, as well as  provocations against the Russian peacekeeping contingent. Official  representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova  announced this on November 27 during a weekly briefing.

At the same time, she added that it is possible, without any serious  incidents, to ensure the implementation of the provisions of the  trilateral agreements of November 9. According to Zakharova, these  positive tendencies are weighty evidence of the correctness of the  course, which was confirmed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and  Russia, which are currently being fully implemented in practice.

"This attitude also prevails among those of our foreign partners who  do not think in terms of geopolitics in terms of zero-sum games. The  whole range of issues that arise from the statements of November 9  continue to be in the focus of attention of the Russian leadership,"  said a spokesman for the Russian foreign policy departments,  recalling the telephone conversations of the President of the Russian  Federation with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, during which  the modalities of the work of Russian peacekeepers, the further  provision of humanitarian assistance to the population, as well as  measures to preserve religious and cultural sites were discussed.

According to Zakharova, the above topics were central to the  telephone conversations between the Russian Foreign Minister and his  Armenian counterpart. She also recalled that the Karabakh issue was  discussed in detail by telephone by the presidents of Russia and  Turkey, as well as by the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation  and Iran.

At the same time, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry  emphasized that the Russian peacekeepers continued to create  favorable conditions for the return of refugees, they were demining  and searching for the missing servicemen and the bodies of the dead  people. According to her, the humanitarian response center also  continued to expand its activities, the possibility of connecting the  relevant departments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to it was studied, and  the first consignments of humanitarian aid were also sent.

Zakharova stressed that through the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow  mobilized international support within the OSCE, other countries of  the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as specialized UN organizations, the  International Committee of the Red Cross is already actively  functioning, activities are being conducted with the Office of the  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF.

"We orientate all parties not to politicize the humanitarian dossier  and immediately start work, which is in great demand in the context  of a rather acute humanitarian situation in the region. This was also  an important contribution to the preservation of cultural monuments  and religious shrines in achieving interfaith, interethnic  reconciliation and harmony in the region," the representative of the  Russian Foreign Ministry said.

At the same time, she recalled the visit of the Russian  inter-governmental delegation to Yerevan and Baku on November 21, and  noted that during the visit, the issues of providing humanitarian  assistance, creating conditions for normal life in the  Nagorno-Karabakh region were emphasized and discussed. "We expect  that the comprehensive measures implemented together with Armenia and  Azerbaijan, as well as with interested international partners, will  contribute to peace and security in the South Caucasus," Zakharova  summed up.