Maria Zakharova: “The incident on border of Azerbaijan with Armenia is not related to Karabakh conflict”

“The incident in the Azerbaijani-Armenian border is not directly related to the Nagornokarabakh problem.” This was stated today at a briefing official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharov.

According to her, Russia is ready to help the process of delimitation and demarcation of the borders between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

According to her, the main cause of the border incident is the absence of international legal design of borders, which remained inheritance since Soviet times. She believes that this problem should be solved exclusively peaceful, negotiable.

“As a long-term solution, we see the launch of the border delimitation process with its subsequent demarcation. Russia is ready to help it in every way. The Russian side is tightly involved in the permission of the incident at the border, contributing to the reduction of tension. We support regular contacts with Baku and Yerevan at the highest and High levels, “said Zakharov.

She noted that both countries are at the beginning of the road to restoring a full dialogue and mutual trust.

Russia is taking active mediation efforts to normalize relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, stabilizing the situation in the South Caucasus, turning it into the prosperity zone. Russian peacekeepers guarantee peace and security in Karabakh. Tripartite working group under the co-chair of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia is engaged in unlocking transport and economic relations in the region, “added Zakharov.