Moscow does not interfere in the affairs of Yerevan and Baku. Peskov

Russia does not interfere in the affairs of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kremlin official Dmitry Peskov stated in response to the question of “Izvestia” on October 8.

Reminding that according to the CIS format, the leaders of the countries always sit at the same table, Peskov emphasized at the same time that this does not indicate Moscow’s participation in the affairs of Baku and Yerevan.

“One way or another, they continue their dialogue within the framework of the CIS. But the rest, bilateral relations, are no longer ours, it is their sovereign right,” Peskov explained.

At the same time, the representative of the Kremlin added that the Russian side is in dialogue with the two countries.

“We discussed Russian-Armenian relations with Armenia, Russian-Azerbaijani relations with Azerbaijan,” Peskov added.

On October 7, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan were in Moscow to participate in the session of the Council of the CIS Heads of States. Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had separate bilateral meetings with Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev.

After the Putin-Pashinyan and Putin-Aliev meetings, the Kremlin spokesperson announced that the Russian president discussed the “Zangezur Corridor” issue in the half-hour meetings.

In the open part of the meetings with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Russian president focused on bilateral economic cooperation and growing trade turnover. In the published videos, not a single word was heard about the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement, although earlier the assistant of the Russian president said that this issue will be on the agenda.

A tripartite meeting never took place in Moscow. Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the Russian president, explained that although Russia was not against the meeting in such a format, it was not possible to organize it.

Earlier, Yerevan refused the negotiation platform offered by Moscow several times.