June 5, 2009 - 14:37 AMT
Vladimir Dorokhin: Russia's position over Nagorno-Karabakh is neither pro-Armenian nor pro-Azerbaijani.
Russia's role in the process of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is so efficient, as it demanded, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin said.

"Russia stands for peaceful settlement of the conflict. There was a period when Moscow wanted to send its peacemakers to Nagorno-Karabakh. The composition of international mediators on the conflict has been formed and Russia has to reckon with it," Dorokhin said at a meeting in the Azerbaijani President administration Strategic Studies Centre on Friday.

Russia cannot take the settlement of the conflict in its hands and command," Dorokhin added.

According to him, Russia's position is neither pro-Armenian nor pro-Azerbaijani. "We want to reach fair settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the ambassador said, Azerbaijani Trend News reports.