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YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Yerevan on April 21-22 to meet with the Armenian authorities. As “Armenpress” reports, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova informed about this. The visit will focus on bilateral relations, regional and international issues will be discussed as well, and there will also be an exchange of views about the Eurasian agenda. Concerning the recent developments related to Nagorno Karabakh issue a special attention will be paid to undertake immediate measures for stability in the conflict zone.
“Russian authorities make great efforts to stabilize the situation in Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had phone conversations with the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan. We hope that the intense efforts of Russia will contribute to the strong maintenance of ceasefire regime and the restoration of negotiation process for the peaceful settlement of the conflict”, Zakharova said.
She reminded that Lavrov will visit Baku on April 6 based on the arrangement reached in advance, but the visit will have a special importance with regard to the recent developments. During the visit meetings will be held in a bilateral format. Lavrov will discuss the recent developments over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson stated that within the framework of situation normalization efforts, the meeting of Lavrov with the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is planned to be held at the meeting of CIS Foreign Ministers on April 5 in Moscow.