Russia is ready to actively promote settlement of the Karabakh problem both in bilateral aspect and as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, Russian Foreign Ministry official representative Alexandre Yakovenko told Novosti Russian news agency. In his words, «Russia welcomes the restoration of the Armenian-Azeri dialogue at various levels, first of all between the Presidents of the two countries, supposing it will bring the stands of the parties over the key settlement issues closer and finally - to the working out of a formula of a mutually acceptable solution of the conflict.»