Russia has taken note of the recent positive signals between Armenia and Turkey. According to TASS. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated thisvon Thursday at a briefing by.

“We recorded the recent exchange of positive signals between Yerevan and Ankara, this means we recorded them in the context of the fact that we saw them and took note of them,” she said. “We are ready now in every possible way to promote the rapprochement of the two neighboring states on the basis of mutual respect and taking into account the interests of each other.”

The diplomat noted that the establishment of relations between the countries would contribute to the establishment of peace, stability and prosperity in the region, especially against the background of “the normalization of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations in the context of the implementation of the statements signed by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on 9 November, 2020 and 11 January, 2021.”

Zakharova recalled that Russia has always stood for the improvement of relations between Armenia and Turkey and took an active part in this process. “By the way, in the past we were directly involved in the relevant mediation efforts. That is how we facilitated the signing of the so-called Zurich Protocols in 2009 in Zurich. They assumed a gradual improvement in relations between Armenia and Turkey without putting forward preconditions,” she noted. “Not just the role of a mediator, but an effective role, effective, which led to positive results of that meeting. Unfortunately, the initiatives that were achieved through the mediation of Russia were not implemented by the parties. But that was the will of each state,” she said.