Karasin: Russia is interested in shifting the process on Nagorno-Karabakh
ArmInfo.The Karabakh problem is indeed a very serious knot of rather bitter discussions in the confrontation in the international arena, but Russia is interested in
shifting the process and maximally contributing to the conflict settlement. State Secretary Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin stated in an interview with haqqin.az.
"Yes, Russia is a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and is active in
this trio. And how, if I am not mistaken, in 2013, the presidents of
the three OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs stated that they are ready to
contribute to the peaceful resolution of the conflict, but the main
task to reach a settlement of the conflict lies on the shoulders of
the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia. We, for our part, will
continue to work in this direction," the Russian diplomat said.
Referring to Russia's supply of missile systems Iskander, which in
turn could affect the balance of power in the region, Karasin said in
particular: "I think the balance is unshakable. We supply weapons to
Armenia, but we also supply to Azerbaijan. It is taken into account
that although Armenia is our CSTO ally, there is also such a notion
as a responsible attitude to deliveries, and I think this is quite
typical of the behavior of the Russian Federation."