November 18, 2008 - 15:17 AMT
Russia's initiatives in Caucasus normal phenomenon
Moscow's initiative to hold a trilateral meeting is a normal phenomenon. It's quite clear that Russia has its own interests in the Caucasus, Eduard Sharmazanov, a spokesman for the Republican Party of Armenia, told a news conference today.

"As the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia should endeavor for resolution of the Karabakh conflict and certainly, its initiative for a trilateral meeting was welcomed by the other co-chair states," he said.

During the November 2 meeting, the Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan signed a declaration envisaging resolution of the Karabakh conflict on the basis of principles and norms of the international law.