Russia welcomes any efforts from other countries that are aimed at normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as at strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Monday, February 27.

“Many of our international colleagues, including those far from this region, show a keen interest in helping to move towards a settlement between Azerbaijan and Armenia,” Lavrov said, according to Tass.

“We, as President [Vladimir] Putin of Russia has repeatedly said, welcome any effort that will proceed from the interests of stabilizing the situation and creating conditions for all the countries here to have the opportunity to cooperate normally, on the basis of mutual respect, on the basis of mutual benefit, in the interests of their countries and peoples".

According to him, regional security remains a priority both in bilateral and multilateral formats.