ArmInfo.The idea of creating a regional consultative <3 + 3> mechanism was proposed by the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced this on October 21 during a weekly briefing, commenting on the <3 + 3> format.
"My understanding is that, this relates to the format: on the one hand, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia plus Russia, Turkey and Iran," she said, adding that Russia supported the idea proposed by the heads of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
According to her, Moscow proceeds from the fact that the development of multilateral regional cooperation absolutely exactly meets the interests of all prospective participants in this format.
"And in our opinion, the launch of this mechanism would help to increase confidence in interstate relations, resolve existing contradictions and reveal the economic, transport and humanitarian potential of the region. Yes, we see the aspirations of a number of Western states, primarily the United States, to interfere with some processes, simply to put a spoke in the wheels of this undertaking. And let's be honest, a typical part of these attempts is that our American partners, alas, are involved in the spread of disinformation" said the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to her, for example, the authorship of the <3 + 3> initiative is attributed to Moscow, they are starting their next strange game around it, and all this is being done in a kind of Russophobic environment. <But, the facts say something completely different. Yes, we supported this format, project, mechanism, but other countries came up with initiatives. For our part, we are guided by the earliest launch of the regional consultative <3 + 3> mechanism in the interests of all its participants, "she summed up.