Monday, February 1 2021 13:15

ArmInfo. The deputy head  of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev does not consider  cooperation between Moscow and Ankara in Nagorno-Karabakh an element  of a long-term policy.

Commenting on Turkey's role in the Karabakh conflict in an interview  with Russian media, Medvedev noted that it is a very important  partner for Russia, very close to Azerbaijan, and "this factor cannot  be ignored."

"We have a productive dialogue with them - the president of our  country constantly communicates with the president [of Turkey Recep  Tayyip] Erdogan on this topic," he said. Medvedev recalled that  earlier it had been "decided to create a special control center for  the general state of affairs, in which Turkish and Russian officials  take part, and this is also an element of general stabilization."

"But I would not evaluate this as an element of some long-term policy  or build one of the conspiracy theories here. We simply have to take  into account the realities that exist in our region. And the  realities are such that today this issue must be discussed with  partners. from Turkey, "Medvedev said.  At the same time, he called  the filigree work of Russian President Vladimir Putin to normalize  the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020.

In an interview with domestic media, he recalled the aggravation of  the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2016, adding that  "then a map was prepared, but, unfortunately, the countries did not  use it." All this, he said, "led to a new conflict, protracted, with  a large number of victims."

"And it's very good that thanks to the work of the President of  Russia - and this work was filigree, I watched this work one day,  Vladimir Vladimirovich was in hour-long discussions between all the  parties to this conflict - if not for his work, let's face it, this  conflict could continue to this day, "- said Medvedev. He added that  "this is a huge work, for which both Azerbaijan and Armenia should be  very much grateful to the President of Russia."

After the "hot phase" of the conflict in the region was ended in  November 2020, "the situation has generally calmed down, and this is  the most important thing, people do not die and there are  opportunities for development," said the Deputy Chairman of the  Security Council, quoted by TASS.

He recalled that on January 11, 2021, "the presidents of the three  countries met in Moscow and outlined ways to improve the economic  situation." "This is also very important, because for people the  devastation in which they live, in which they fell as a result of  these hostilities, is the most painful, apart from the victims, of  course. And now there are all opportunities for the development of  economic cooperation, of course , while maintaining certain  parameters of work, including the peacekeeping contingent of the  Russian Federation, "he summed up.