Moscow expects Yerevan and Baku to agree on  venue and time of  next  "3+3"  meeting  

ArmInfo.  Strengthening peace and stability in the South Caucasus is Russia's unshakeable priority, as stated by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry,  during a weekly briefing on  September 12.

According to her, the Russian Federation has consistently advocated  for the long-awaited reconciliation between Baku and Yerevan to be  sustainable. "This is a necessary  condition for the prosperity of  the entire region. Russia's contribution to the process of  normalizing interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia is  difficult to overestimate," the Russian diplomat said.

Zakharova added that the current stage of Armenian-Azerbaijani  normalization had began with the active assistance and personal  participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In this regard,  she recalled the trilateral agreements at the highest level between  Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation in the period from  2020 to 2022 and a set of measures towards normalization. The  diplomat added  that the developments made with the efforts of the  Russian Federation not only have not lost their relevance, but are  also successfully used by Azerbaijani and Armenian partners.

"In this context, we welcome the progress achieved. Nevertheless,  Baku and Yerevan have a lot to, as they themselves noted.   Particularly, to overcome the remaining differences, sign a peace  treaty, complete the delimitation and demarcation of the border on  fair grounds, unblock transport communications, and do this in the  interests of both countries and the largest political and economic  neighbors of the region. These include Russia, Iran, and Turkey," she  added.

Additionally, she expressed confidence that the regional platform "3  + 3" would be a good platform for discussing the normalization of  Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. "We expect our Azerbaijani and  Armenian colleagues to take effective steps to quickly agree on the  venue and dates of the next meeting of the heads of foreign policy  departments of the participants of this platform. For our part, we  confirm our readiness to provide our partners with the necessary  assistance  on the entire spectrum of matters," Zakharova concluded.