Russia welcomes the readiness of Baku and Yerevan to start preparing a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova told a weekly briefing, Report's Russian bureau informs.
She noted that the Russian side would provide mediation assistance in this matter.
"We reaffirm our intention to promote such a negotiation process in every possible way. As for the likely timing of the signing of a peace treaty, it is still premature to talk about this topic," Zakharova added.