Baku appreciates the efforts that Moscow is making in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, but international mediation must begin with “ending the occupation of the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan”. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Fariz Rzayev announced this.
“We highly appreciate the efforts of the Russian Federation, as our close neighbor, as our strategic partner, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and one of the co-chairing states of the OSCE Minsk Group. We believe that all international efforts to find an acceptable settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict should begin with one fundamental element – they should begin with the need to end the occupation of the sovereign territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is the basis on which the Republic of Azerbaijan is ready to participate with full responsibility in the settlement process”, – Rzayev said.