Foreign Ministers of Russia, France and Germany discussed  situation  on Armenian-Azerbaijani border

ArmInfo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with  French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian  and   Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal  Republic of Germany .

According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the  ministers held a thorough exchange of views on the prospects for  resolving the intra-Ukrainian conflict in Donbass following a regular  videoconference of political advisers to the leaders of the Normandy  format countries held on May 26. of this year. It was emphasized that  there is no alternative to the Minsk agreements and the need for all  parties to fulfill their obligations. Lavrov emphasized the  unacceptability of Kiev's attempts to revise the "Package of  Measures", as well as the decisions of the "Normandy Summit" in  December 2019 in Paris, drew attention to the lack of reaction on the  part of Western colleagues to statements from Kiev that contradict  the existing agreements. The minister especially emphasized the  inadmissibility of discriminatory measures against the  Russian-speaking population in Ukraine, the course of the Kiev  authorities for the violent Ukrainization of national minorities, the  suppression of political opponents and the media, indulgence of  neo-Nazis.

The heads of the foreign ministries discussed the situation on the  Azerbaijani-Armenian border and around Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as  the implementation of the provisions of the statements of the leaders  of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia dated November 9, 2020 and January  11 this year. The importance of strict adherence to the ceasefire  regime and the need for a political and diplomatic solution to  emerging differences were emphasized. The ministers confirmed the  role of the OSCE Minsk Group in the negotiation process between  Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Russian side noted that any involvement  of international organizations is possible only with the consent of  Baku and Yerevan.

Some aspects of the situation in the Balkans were also touched upon.

Sergey Lavrov, in particular, noted the urgent need for a closed  Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the  transfer of full power and responsibility for the fate of the country  to the authorities of BiH in accordance with the principles of the  Dayton Agreement. Attempts to appoint a new representative to this  post in the absence of consensus in the Steering Committee, between  the Bosnian parties themselves and bypassing the UN Security Council  are incompatible with the interests of stabilizing BiH.

The ministers also discussed a number of other issues on the  international agenda.