ArmInfo. The decision on the possibility of a meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during BRICS or CIS events in the Russian Federation remains with them.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this at a press conference following his participation in the high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, to clarify whether any meeting is planned between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for new peace initiatives or negotiations with Russian participation, given that Pashinyan and Aliyev will participate in the BRICS and CIS summits in October 2024. "As they say, it's up to them. If they want to meet, as the ministers met here (in the US) with the participation of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
The Americans really want to be dominant here, just like in the Middle East. It is important for them to show that they are the masters. If this suits our Azerbaijani and Armenian friends, then this is the choice of the relevant leaders," the Russian minister noted. At the same time, he emphasized that Moscow is always ready to fulfill what was agreed upon starting in November 2020. "Over the course of two years, the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia met three more times (1, 2, 3). A trilateral working group has been created to unblock transport communications. There are mechanisms for delimiting the border, etc. We are ready to fulfill all of our obligations enshrined therein," Lavrov summed up, whose words are quoted on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.