Vladimir Putin: Russia not going to substitute for parties in Karabakh conflict![]() June 8, 2010 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia and other countries are prepared to work for a settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, but they must not try to substitute for the parties to the conflict, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a news conference in Istanbul on Tuesday. “Russia and other participants in the process are prepared to lend a shoulder, but we cannot substitute for Armenia or Azerbaijan. Should we do, either party will be able to find faults with us,” he said. “I do not wish to give somebody a reason to say we put pressure on either side in the conflict,” ITAR TASS quoted Russian Prime Minister as saying. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |