ArmInfo.Russia is ready to provide assistance to initiatives aimed at establishing lasting peace and good-neighborly relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. According to TASS, this was announced on April 15 at a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
"We cannot but welcome the initiatives aimed at establishing lasting peace and good-neighborly relations between Baku and Yerevan. The agreements reached by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on November 9 last year and January 11 this year are a solid basis for this. We are ready to provide further assistance to such processes. Of course, Azerbaijan and Armenia are only at the beginning of a difficult path to establishing the necessary level of mutual trust, normalizing bilateral relations. It is important that this progress be accompanied by a positive background, including information, "she said. According to Zakharova, there are still many difficulties to overcome in order to build cooperation with Azerbaijani and Armenian friends. "We emphasize that the stability and sustainable economic development of the South Caucasus meets the interests of all Russia's partners in this region. We expect that in practical matters the parties will strive for steps aimed at normalizing relations and creating an atmosphere of trust, rather than new dividing lines. ", the diplomat added.