Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation on the status of Karabakh

Moscow / 24.12.20 / Turan: Russia does not interfere in internal conflicts in the CIS countries, but is ready to provide support and assistance if requested, said the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko at a press conference on Thursday ...

"Russia does not allow itself to intervene in internal conflicts both in the CIS space and in any other countries. However, we are always ready to provide assistance, support if asked. We do not impose our point of view, we do not try to do something subversive, influence this or that situation, although we know and understand well that many processes, including in the post-Soviet space, are taking place with the explicit intervention of a number of states," TASS quotes Matvienko.

"The status of Nagorno-Karabakh is outside the brackets, this requires additional negotiations. We certainly count on the efforts of the OSCE, the President of France, the United States and other states that are involved in the process of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. There is still a very difficult work to do," Matvienko said.

“We stopped the victims, did not allow further escalation of the conflict, new human casualties. It was a very difficult agreement (the presidents of the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia - TASS); it was very difficult to achieve it. I know that these are days and nights of hard, tense conciliation work. Today, it is the Russian peacekeepers in the conflict zone that keep this agreement, do not allow violating its terms, return to armed clashes, contribute to the establishment of a peaceful life, the return of refugees, "added the Federation Council speaker.

“Today, the peacekeepers of Russia are perceived by both sides, as well as by the residents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, as efforts of the fraternal people to assist in the final settlement of this conflict," Matvienko said. -02D-