We welcome the readiness of Baku and Yerevan to start preparing a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. This was announced at Thursday’s press briefing by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry, News.am reports.
"We [i.e., Russia] reaffirm our determination to assist in such a negotiation process in every way. As for the likely timeframes for its completion and signing of the peace agreement, I believe it is too early to talk about that topic," Zakharova added.