Thursday, October 14 2021 12:55

ArmInfo. The Russian side stands for the strict implementation of all the provisions of the agreements of the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan both of  November 9, 2020 and January 11 of this year. Official representative  of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced this on  October 14 during a weekly briefing.

So, when asked to assess the results of the meeting between the  President of the Russian Federation and the Prime Minister of  Armenia, especially in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh  settlement, she recalled the principled position of the Russian  Foreign Ministry not to assess the summit meetings, recalling that  this is the prerogative of the administration of the President of  Russia.

"As for the situation as a whole, the Russian side stands for the  strict implementation of all the provisions of the agreements of the  leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan both dated November 9, 2020  and January 11 this year. And we hope that this will create the  necessary conditions for the normalization of relations between Baku  and Yerevan, including for solving the existing complex bilateral  issues, " Zakharova said.

To clarify how Moscow plans to force Azerbaijan to fulfill the  trilateral statements of the leaders of the three countries, against  the background of the murder of a civilian in Nagorno-Karabakh by an  Azerbaijani sniper, the representative of the Russian Foreign  Ministry, in particular, said: Yes, on October 9, in the Martakert  region, as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, a resident  of the village of Matagis received a fatal gunshot wound. We express  our deep condolences to all the family and friends of the deceased. "  At the same time, she noted that the command of the Russian  peacekeeping contingent is conducting an appropriate investigation  with the involvement of representatives from both sides. According to  Zakharova, in order to coordinate efforts to prevent incidents in  their area of responsibility, the Russian peacekeepers maintain  continuous interaction with the General Staffs of the Armed Forces of  Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"This tragic incident confirms the importance of strict observance of  all the provisions of the statements of the leaders of the three  countries. And we call on both sides to eliminate the existing mutual  irritants in the humanitarian field as soon as possible - to exchange  prisoners of war according to the formula of all for all and maps of  minefields in full," the official representative of the Russian  Foreign Ministry concluded.

To remind, a civilian was killed in a pomegranate garden in  Nagorno-Karabakh while carrying out agricultural work. Next to the  tractor driver was a Russian peacekeeper at that moment. The incident  took place in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping  contingent.