Merkel and Aliyev discussed Russia’s role in settling NK conflict
Russia will play a key role in solving the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, Sputnik News reports.
“Russia will, of course, play a key role in settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We will use our contacts to support the Russian government, as well as the American and the French ones — co-chairs of the Minsk Group — in solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” Merkel said at a joint press conference with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev.
In his turn, Aliyev too emphasized the role of Moscow and noted that Russia has a constructive position towards the settlement of the conflict.
“We have very friendly and constructive relationship with Russia. We view Russia as our strategic partner and its behaviour fully appropriate for that,” Azerbaijan’s president stated.
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