Russia wants South Caucasus to be a stability zone: Karasin

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Russia wants to see South Caucasus a zone of stability, and relations with the regions' states – to be friendly, transparent, and unambiguous. Russian deputy foreign minister, secretary of state Grigory Karasin has articulated this while speaking to journalists in Yerevan on March 20. REGNUM quotes him to say that, to implement the stated principles, political will and mutual trust are required.

Russia is ready for such work, and its contacts with authorities of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are exactly supposed to meet that end.

Karasin has informed that at his meetings with Armenian leadership, a wide range of issues was discussed, including the situation after the recent presidential election in the country.

In his words, riots and chaos in the streets are perilous for any country, and Armenia has already realized, how dangerous is the way that is not going to solve anything but, at the same time, can lead to instability and distrust. The acting president and president-elect of Armenia realize that the future of the country is in the dialog with constructive opposition, the Russian diplomat noted.

“I hope that the trend will bring the society back to the legal field and the to field of dialog, which we are ready to facilitate,” he stressed. He said that new Armenian state- building has come through a tough trial and will be able to take the course of reforms and dialog.

Karasin also has noted that next week, Armenia's president-elect Serzh Sargsyan is expected to visit Russia.

Explaining, why, during his visit to Yerevan, he did not meet with opposition activists, particularly, first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Karasin stressed: “Information presented by president, prime minister, and foreign minister was quite sufficient.”

He noted at the same time that, naturally, Russia is informed of what they think in the opposition camp, for Russia has friends in all spheres of political and public life in Armenia. “You need not doubt that we have information of diverse caliber,” he said.

Russia wants South Caucasus to be a stability zone: Karasin

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