Zakharova: Russia backs UNESCO mission to region asap

"The topic of the preservation of cultural and historical heritage is discussed in the course of our regular contacts with Baku and Yerevan," Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told her weekly briefing, the Russian bureau of Report informs.

"We are in favor of organizing a UNESCO mission to the region as soon as possible," the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said.