the next twenty-first meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation is scheduled for april this year in the russian capital. we agreed to encourage the well-established practice of cross business missions and business forums. my colleague has already said about cultural and humanitarian cooperation, for his part, he thanked our azerbaijani friends for the traditional support of the russian language and russian culture. we have mutual satisfaction with us deepening exchanges, along the line. youth of two countries. last year, two forums of youth initiatives of russia and azerbaijan were held in march in the azerbaijani city of gusar and in september in nizhny novgorod. we will continue to support these important initiatives, as well as a. we will continue support, and other contacts along the line. civil society along the lines

of political science structures e, and. e of the expert community to enroll on is developing and e, dialogue and practical cooperation between ministries and foreign affairs. we have a uh, bi-annual consultation plan. between foreign policy departments. today we discussed the upcoming activities for its implementation. and, of course, we regularly communicate with jeyhun, azizovich in december last year. twice. we even met in moscow today in baku and , of course, i am pleased to invite vladimir to visit the russian federation on his next visit. today we, uh, talked a lot about measures to strengthen peace, security and stability in the south caucasus and discussed issues of armenian-azerbaijani normalization. we have reaffirmed our commitment strict observance of all provisions.

statement by the leaders of the russian federation of azerbaijan and armenia since november 2020 four of these statements form the basis of our joint work, they spoke about the withdrawal of the negotiation process to unblock transport and economic ties in the south caucasus, we expect that soon the faces of the prime minister of russia-azerbaijan and armenia as co-chairs , the relevant tripartite working groups will be able to reach specific agreements on the resumption of the use of the railway route between and the main territory of azerbaijan and fuck ivanov uh, we stressed the need to intensify the work of the commission on the delimitation of the armenian-azerbaijani border, which was created, uh, with understanding. it's written there. is it that the russian federation will provide advisory assistance to this work? we

are ready for this, just as our friends are ready to assist in the conclusion of a peace treaty between baku and yerevan. today we were informed in detail about how they see a further continuation. e this direction of normalization efforts. we noted the importance of the rhythmic work of the consultative regional platform three plus three three countries of the south caucasus and their neighbors russia turkey and iran a. it opens up additional opportunities for establishing a dialogue and developing multifaceted cooperation between the countries of the region. and e their neighbors agreed. uh, to continue close cooperation within the framework of the caspian five , to support each other's initiatives within the cis, the united nations and its various specialized bodies have spoken

and, uh, about our interaction. for those serious to the problems that the organization for security and cooperation in europe is now facing, we expressed a very positive assessment of the efforts that were made to the azerbaijanis, a and which made it possible to carry out very successfully, and not join the watch as chairman of the movement. this watch is still going on in just a few days. here will take place the next social of this movement. generally. it seems to me that we have had very useful, if temporary, negotiations with their results. of course, they will help and promote. uh, our bilateral ties will also contribute to maintaining peace, stability and security in the region.

thank you nikolai ivanov izvestia sergey viktorovich in december, the armenian delegation did not fly to moscow for trilateral talks what is russia's mediating role now, are there any progress and the second question is the declaration on allied cooperation was adopted a year ago. what concrete results are there and now in russia there is a lot of talk about the importance of a turn to the south, along the southern corridor. that's where on this route the place of azerbaijan and the question, and mr. bayramov, you mentioned the online diplomat that relations with armenia have now moved to the stage of online diplomacy. could you be more specific about what it is. in general, is this a degradation of the negotiation process or progress? well, what about?

questions about what was achieved a year after the signing of the declaration, in my opinion, we tried to talk about this in our opening statements, and i don’t think it’s necessary to repeat it, but , uh, you mentioned it. uh, again this topic topic the adoption of the declaration in the context of geopolitical changes and, from this point of view, he certainly put it on e. the first place is in principle the agreement of our leaders on the coordination of steps to create an international north-south transport corridor through the implementation of other infrastructure projects in the region, which will certainly increase its geopolitical significance and on various forms of deepening cooperation in the fuel and energy sector. and it seems to me that these plans, which

will definitely be completely implemented, are for this the political will of all. those on whom it depends, but will significantly increase the importance of the region in world politics and the world economy. yes, and the question of trilateral, or rather, meetings of foreign ministers in azerbaijan and armenia on a peace treaty. indeed, we have provided such a platform on many occasions, including, in december last year, there was an agreement to hold a regular meeting of our colleagues, and on the territory of the russian federation, jeyhun azizovi also mentioned how our armenian colleagues developed further and further. uh announced that they would be able to participate in this event. ah. we have now confirmed our readiness to provide an opportunity for the continuation of such meetings

, the azerbaijani side is ready for this. the armenian side said that it also did not object, but so far did not give final consent. i don't think we'll, uh, be too aggressive in offering our services, but on both sides. they are well known. your questions, i would like to note that from the first day of the start of work on the draft peace treaty , the modality of the process was agreed, and it consisted in those that periodically occur, and meetings means delegations where the project is discussed. e, means existing for that e, period of time following the meeting , there is an exchange of views these meetings. they are always very useful, because

in one day you can talk in detail. uh, understand the positions of the opposite side, bring their arguments, and then the work continues. naturally, the work continues in the format that the team returns, based on what they heard, what was said, accepted, or, let's allow the preparation of the circuit. uh, proposals are being prepared for the following version, uh, documents and the country in which this version is located. she sends it from the other side, the other side gets acquainted. the next face-to-face meeting and discussion, it was that modality. two such meetings were held, which means that the third was planned to be held, as already noted, to be held in moscow now, here we have an element dropping out of the agreed format , related to face-to-face meetings, but uh for not completely killing the process the azerbaijani side does not refuse, uh, let's say receiving and sending a comment and what

i said to an online diplomat. i mean. now it's just a transfer. uh, comments. hmm, do we think this is the most productive method of communicating the discussion of the draft treaty. i don't think there is anything to say about what the previous almost 6 months has been. we haven't had any progress, probably there will be some incorrectly defined progress, but we believe that if there were some approaches. uh, were more result, uh oriented, if we faced less different types of unpleasant surprises we could have uh, better results i think that uh the armenian side will finally understand. e hmm, as if not the inadequacy of this approach to the current situation and to the essence and importance of this document, and

azerbaijan will return to the negotiating table ready for this. next question please. development of an economically efficient transport infrastructure within the transport corridor, which is of strategic importance for further development economic relations and strengthening regional cooperation. what measures do you think need to be taken for the successful implementation of this project and the opening of transport communications? well, i have already commented on the general regional, yes, and global significance of this project. i don't think that she, as foreign minister , is worth giving up here in technical details. our transport departments are in constant contact with each other, our

presidential administrations are directly involved in the process. it's about creating uninterrupted railway connection, including the section cuts postarah. i understand that this is a small secret. but this topic has been discussed for a long time, now they have begun its practical implementation, russia and azerbaijan are playing the leading role here. i will voice the azerbaijani position from the side of e, we fully share the position that this project is extremely important not only for the e three countries that are directly involved in the discussion in the implementation of this project and in this context in september in baku meeting took place. uh, under the guidance of the vice, uh,

prime ministers of azerbaijan and russia, as well as the relevant minister, who is in charge. uh, for this direction in the islamic republic of iran, baku adopted the baku declaration on this topic and, uh, each country understands what it should do on its territory for the full implementation of this project , the azerbaijani side as a whole in recent years has invested a lot in transport infrastructure. e, and. uh, we consider our transport infrastructure. basically completely matches the goals. and the tasks, uh, including this project, but despite this , additional optimization is constantly happening today and during the discussion. we have already noted. as an element of e. hmm for example, a new e will be put into operation very soon, which means a checkpoint at

the border. e azerbaijan and russia hanoba, which will increase only through the data checkpoint. e increase the passage to 1,000 trucks. eh, a day. the republic of azerbaijan. now he is intensively engaged in the construction of a new highway from baku to the northern border. all this is an additional component of a wider corridor format. e, north south, during discussions with azerbaijani colleagues, a also, e, expressed readiness and e, supports additional elements that may depend on the azerbaijani side for e worldwide implementation of this project, that is , if it is necessary to build new logistics centers along the route, including uh, let's say uh. astara, the azerbaijani side is also ready for this. we know that consultation between the russian federation and

the islamic republic. iran is also ongoing and very much hope that the long discussed uh missing railway section of the crash -astera uh will be completed in uh sooner years which will be an additional element. e, allowing you to significantly increase traffic at the same time. uh, it seems to me that the question, which is the topic, which was also mentioned in context today. e, post-conflict normalization between armenia and azerbaijan communications and e, including railway communications between the western regions of azerbaijan and the arakhchivand autonomous republic. it also, uh, could be a major addition to the north-south project, because i'm sure many of you

are aware that the given uh, rail missing section, if completed, would provide an opportunity to connect to the iraqi rail system. it will also provide an opportunity to then go to er, the turkish republic and this could be another big an additional branch of the project north, south, and uh, this is from our point of view and another argument. why should we pay close attention to this? attention, thank you thank you very much, please. thanks to nikita baskets ntv television company question e lord , the minister of foreign affairs of azerbaijan announced the start of an arbitration process against armenia in order to compensate for the damage from the use of the energy resources of karabakh in this regard. e, can we say that e is the signing of a peace treaty between baku and yerevan? e, in

the foreseeable future is not worth waiting for, but what is russia's position on this aggravation, if it is possible to characterize russia this way , is that this is a bilateral issue between azerbaijan and armenia, the path was chosen, uh, including judicial procedures. we wait. this is not the only one. i would like to point out that this is not the only arbitration or litigation that azerbaijan has raised at the interstate level. uh, this is not the only one of which we have for the republic of armenia according to the energy agreement charters. uh, azerbaijan uh, finished the preparatory procedure because it is a fairly large routine process of collecting facts and evidence before arbitration, uh , the negotiation process, which, according to the procedures , must be confidential. i will say more

practically the tension of the last year, this process was going on. it, unfortunately, did not produce results, and therefore e literally. a day ago we completed these procedures , the azerbaijani side filed a lawsuit against the republic of armenia for the horse exploitation of energy resources azerbaijan over the past almost 30 years. why is it done only now in order to prepare according to the rules and procedures provided for in the charter. eh, all these processes. uh, there is a need to, uh , provide evidence that, due to the physical impossibility of accessing the data of the territory, it was impossible to collect to document the involvement of experts immediately after uh november 2020. in fact , it starts from 2021, when the azerbaijani side obtained physical control and access to these territories. this is work started. that is. this is work that was done not in a day, not in a week, and as if it were

almost 2 years of intensive, er , activity, but now i will not go into details. there are a lot of components from our side from our point of view. there is a complete chain that proves the legitimacy of the requirements precisely. the republic of armenia, which was directly involved in the plundering of energy resources, and azerbaijan. does this process directly relate to the draft peace treaty, we believe that no, these are two tracks, which are not related. these are our claims that we have historical. e feeding, that is, but the activities that she carried out illegally in these territories, and we believe that this issue is also being considered in the legal plane in parallel with this, when we talk about the peace treaty, this is how we look into the future, i mean, uh, we wouldn't mix and match the two. thank

you please, relations with armenia have been adopted by the sochi statement. well, you said it all, this is a document that was signed by the leaders of azerbaijan and armenia, which, among other things, contains a link to the almaty declaration of the almaty declaration - this is an open open document

, you can read that it says that the state borders of the new states formed on the site of the soviet union will be determined by the administrative borders that existed within ussr i don't even know what to add. such comments

uh, what was once again reaffirmed in prague and sochi not only territorial integrity, but also the sovereignty of the parties, when we look at it in real life. what efforts and actions are being taken to implement these announced ones. eh, as it were statements and commitments, here we, unfortunately, uh, do not always see the sequence and do not observe this examples. eh, i can now cite a lot, but i will not go into all the details, but, for example, in the process of discussing the draft peace treaty. and we see attempts. uh, the introduction of some elements that, to put it mildly, does not correspond to these

principles. we see reluctance or vice versa the desire to bypass such important elements as preventing separatism. we see, unfortunately, the reluctance to accept generally accepted norms when we talk about the establishment of normal relations between neighboring countries , such a fundamental norm as not interfering in internal affairs, which naturally raise serious questions. we see the statement that you made regarding the acceptance of the sovereignty of countries and at the same time. let's say the ministry of foreign affairs of armenia, based on the results of some conference event held by international structures of some un agencies in the azerbaijani city of shusha can make

a diplomatic invitation to representatives of international organizations to hand them notes, that is, a country that is recognized. it is really the integrity and sovereignty of the neighboring state that makes a diplomatic demarche for holding. there are activities on the territory that the neighbor can't come here to and thus, from our point of view, put ourselves in a not very dexterous way. uh, position hope that this dissonance that exists between announced. uh, let's say voiced, but statements by these actions that will coincide they, uh, this discrepancy will gradually disappear and we think that this will make it possible to move faster to achieve a long-term and sustainable peace. thank you how much more questions two

questions us. there, people are just waiting for the information portal news.ru, a dream, a question for mr. lavrov. o baku proposed to yerevan, within the framework of border dimitation, to create control at checkpoints, both at both ends of the a-a zange-zur corridor, and at border between the lachin region and armenia e. what is moscow's position on this issue? was it discussed at today's verdicts and is it being discussed within the framework of the working group, the deputy prime minister, er, the deputy prime ministers and the question of both ministers, here are the special representatives from the south caucasus, then he said that work is underway to hold negotiations in brussels and negotiations between armenian and azerbaijani sides. and how do you generally assess the mediation of brussels in the south caucasus and similar contacts are planned in moscow thank you as for the laschin corridor the answer is very simple its mode of operation must

fully comply with the very first tripartite statement of november 9.10, 2020. what it means is the need to ensure free movement for exclusively civilian and humanitarian cargo and civilians, and this is what we are trying to achieve in our contacts , primarily through the russian peacekeeping contingent, but they are not provided for there. uh, the creation of some kind of checkpoints, but there is the possibility of technical means to remove suspicions that they have, but regarding the fact that the corridor is really used for its intended purpose. today we touched on the technical details, they are of secondary importance. and what about? which are heard from brussels, we cannot comment on this in detail, we see how

the european union openly abuses its relations with armenia with azerbaijan, including pushing through, causing serious doubts in terms of legitimacy, its so-called e-mission on the territory of armenia, which, in general, name a lot of questions. including in terms of its function, its mandate, its duration and in terms of the added value that this mission can bring to relations and in the effort to normalize relations between azerbaijan and the army. but these are sovereign elections of the parties. with whom to cooperate with whom not to cooperate. we have already emphasized that. uh, once upon a time today during the beginning of our negotiations and yesterday during the meeting with president aliyev. we are guided

by principle in all our actions. but if you want, it can be described and how not to harm, and most importantly the principle. eh , far from all the players would contribute to such a solution to all emerging problems, which, firstly, would be based on the fundamental agreements of the three leaders within the framework of their e, four statements, and which, secondly, would ensure mutually beneficial mutually respectful cooperation between all countries in the regions. first of all , those that are far away from the south caucasus leadership. with the same principles , they want to work here not in favor of something, but against someone, we see this, but i convinced that you see it directly, involved in the process side. i answer your question. the first on a tripartite statement. we also

adhere to the position that the tripartite statement must be fully implemented and we talked about this for a very long time and unfortunately the armenian side ignored these calls not to abuse the provisions of the tripartite statement. the azerbaijani side has obligations under a tripartite statement to give security guarantees for only three purposes for this was the broadcast of a joint press conference ministers of foreign affairs of russia and azerbaijan following their talks in baku, well, ukraine kramatorsk accompanied by a group of foreign citizens in the ministry of defense that the united states we gave ukraine more than 100 billion

dollars, but we do not have a report on how they were spent. where our money went is a question that is very disliked at the top of the united states and actively ignored. but is it possible to do this indefinitely? two major accidents on the main water pipelines occurred in crimea . more than 120,000 people were left without water. what is the cause of the failure of the cultural agenda, what she represents now and what to expect next will be told in an interview with our channel by the minister of culture olga beloved. in st. petersburg