Maria Zakharova.
Work on peace treaties continues despite escalation - Russian Foreign Ministry
Moscow/15.09.22/Turan: Work on the preparation of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues, despite the current escalation of tension, stated on Thursday at a briefing in Moscow Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
"Russia provides the necessary assistance. The Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Special Representative of the Foreign Ministry for the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement Igor Khovaev visited Baku on September 8-9 and Yerevan on September 13-14," Zakharova said.
According to her, the main topic was the discussion of the draft peace treaty. Russia seeks to bring the positions of the parties closer, she said, noting that the trilateral agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan remain the basis for the settlement. --02D--
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