Armenian MP says Russian mediation efforts on Karabakh passive

PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage parliamentary group member Larisa Alaverdyan assessed Russia’s mediation efforts before and after Kazan-hosted meeting on Karabakh settlement as passive.

As she told a news conference in Yerevan, “clearly, Russia won’t benefit form the presence of other forces in South Caucasus region. Russia has to take drastic measures in Karabakh conflict settlement and determine its strategy to avoid facing a complicated situation.”

The MP expressed confidence for Russia to activate steps to achieve progress in conflict settlement in near future.

On July 8, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov handed over a personal message and proposals of RF President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev.

At June 24 meeting in Kazan, the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia failed to sign an agreement on basic principles of Karabakh conflict settlement.

As Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian noted later, despite the OSCE MG co-chairs’ efforts, Azerbaijan was not ready to accept the final version of basic principles, presenting ten new amendments at the last moment.