Lavrov expressed readiness to help normalize Armenian-Azerbaijani relations

At a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed Russia's readiness to assist the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization. This was announced on May 21 by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"The ministers had a substantive exchange of views on regional security issues. Russia's readiness to continue to assist the process of Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization based on a set of trilateral agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan was confirmed," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

The parties also agreed to step up efforts to implement the capabilities of the 3+3 regional cooperation platform, designed to ensure that the problems of the South Caucasus are solved by the regional states and their neighbors.

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