S.Lavrov will offer Yerevan ideas on Karabakh settlement (UPDATED)

During his visit to Yerevan April 21-22 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will offer some developments over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova. "Sergei Lavrov  nenver comes to meetings empty-handed," she said at a news briefing when being asked to comment on media reports that the Russian Foreign Minister travels to Yerevan with the plan for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"I think it would be wrong to say if it a plan, program, project, document. We are talking about certain operating time, the discussion of different ideas in line with the settlement. This is the intermediary role, our mediation role, in order to talk with the parties, to discuss the opportunities to hear their concerns, offer options for interchanges," RIA agency quoted Zakharova.-06D-

2016 April 21 (Thursday) 16:33:19

Russia is convinced that the parties to the Karabakh conflict need to exercise restraint, to resume the negotiation process, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova.  "Now we need to exercise restraint, to work towards the restoration of stability. We are firmly convinced that the parties must resume the negotiating process, which will be aimed at achieving a sustainable peace settlement," she said at a briefing on Thursday, according to RIA Novosti. According to Zakharov, the parties need to step up efforts to reduce the risks of war. She confirmed that the Russian side is ready to provide all kind of assistance as a mediator.—06D-