“Armenian-Azerbaijani agreements are possible only within the framework of the complete implementation of the Tripartite Statements signed by the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated today in Minsk.

Referring to the mediation efforts undertaken by the West in the South Caucasus, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia stated:

“We see in them not so much attempts to help reaching agreements between the parties, but attempts to infiltrate the region, undermine the legitimate interests of the Russian Federation and even assume a decisive role here.”