Russian Foreign Ministry concerned over possible escalation of Karabakh conflict![]() March 29, 2011 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Head of the Fourth CIS States Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrey Kelin characterized the current situation in Caucasus as stable. As he noted in a conversation with Voice of Russia radio station, on the positive side, no major incidents were reported on the borders with South Ossetia and Georgia, Abkhazia and Georgia. “The situation is more complicated in the other direction. An escalation of tensions was observed in Armenia and Azerbaijan, with increased cases of ceasefire violation compared to last years results. There are some apprehensions as to the fact that the situation might get more serious in certain circumstances. However, I repeat, as a whole, the situation is better that it used to be,” he noted. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |