Lavrov: Prague agreements between leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are of landmark importance

What the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia achieved at the meeting in Prague is of landmark importance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, Report informs.

"We are still ready to assist the parties, it is important to decide on fundamental things. What was agreed upon by the heads of state in Prague is of landmark importance. They reaffirmed their focus on solving all problems on the basis of the UN Charter and the Alma-Ata Declaration," the Russian foreign minister said.

Lavrov also told reporters about the Moscow project to normalize relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"The Moscow project was developed long ago, at the beginning of this year, and handed over to the parties as an indicator of Russia's desire to help find a common base. The project was positively accepted by both countries. So far, there have been five principles proposed by Azerbaijan and then there was Pashinyan's reaction to these principles," he said.

Lavrov also added that during the Washington meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani side presented the next version of a possible document, and after returning from the US capital, the Armenian representatives presented their counterproposals.