Russia ready to promote peace between Azerbaijan, Armenia Ambassador's statement

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin has said that his country is ready to provide the maximum possible assistance to achieve peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

"The Russian side has worked very actively, persistently, consistently and continues to work in this direction. This is evidenced by our actions, I will not even enumerate them, what has been done with the participation, on the initiative of the Russian side in this regard. I would like to say that Russia remains firmly determined to provide maximum possible assistance to this process, to the achievement of a truly sustainable, just peace settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan," Kopyrkin said in an interview with Russian media, Caliber.Az reports.

He noted that Moscow is interested in stable peace in the region.

"We support the process of normalization of relations and Russia has always very actively emphasized its readiness to work in this direction in all aspects, be it the conclusion of a peace treaty, be it the delimitation, demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, be it the development of confidence-building measures, including contacts through civil society, be it the opening of communications," Kopyrkin said.

He added that relevant trilateral structures have been established and Russia is actively participating in them.

"I repeat: Russia is firmly determined to provide the maximum possible, demanded assistance to this process. Of course, it is up to the parties to decide, this is their sovereign issue. But I repeat: Russia has been, remains and will remain committed to active work in this direction. This issue is vital for us. The South Caucasus region is a very important region for us, and it is in our vital interests for the region to be peaceful, stable and prosperous," Kopyrkin emphasized.