MFA: Russia to continue giving priority to issue of Karabakh conflict

Russia, in the context of its policy in the South Caucasus region, will continue giving priority to the issue of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a press conference, Trend reports Feb. 28.

The terrible, bloody Nagorno-Karabakh conflict brought death and suffering to many innocent people, she said, adding that Russia always considered and continues to consider this a huge tragedy.

"Our country is making significant, very big, decisive efforts to assist the parties in finding a peaceful solution to this conflict," she noted. "We will continue to give priority attention to this in the context of our policy in this region and approaches to shaping the Russian course in this direction."