"Russia convinced of high chances for peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict"

Russia is convinced of high chances for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told media, commenting on the joint statement, recently made by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, ITAR-TASS reported.

"If we compare the resolutions of all the last summits of G8 on the problem, we can draw an unambiguous conclusion," he said. "A chance for a peaceful settlement today is much higher than before. We are not on the verge of a new conflict. We are much closer to a settlement. The great coordinated work was conducted. There is a chance for progress and compromise now.


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