Russia’s stand is that Azerbaijan and Armenia should agree over the option of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict between themselves. An attempt to solve the conflict by force by any party can result in international isolation, Head of the Russian MFA Fourth Department Andrey Kelin told Azeri journalists when touching upon the Karabakh conflict.
In his opinion, the Karabakh and Abkhaz conflict are different. «Abkhazia was de facto established as an independent formation and cannot join Georgia, while Karabakh is another matter,» Andrey Kelin said, refraining from answering the question on the status of Karabakh.
A columnist of the Zerkalo Baku-based newspaper writes that Azerbaijan should hardly delude itself over Russia’s stand on Karabakh. «It should be taken into account that the international community is ready to support any option of settlement of the NK conflict, including that not taking into account the territorial integrity principle,» the edition writes.
