Russia heartily wishes settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at briefing on March 24.

At the briefing, an Armenian journalist cited to one of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent speeches. The citation was related to destructive activity of the OSCE Minsk Group: “Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called activity of the OSCE Minsk Group destructive. As a co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group, what does Russia thinks about Azerbaijani President’s opinions?”, the journalist questioned.

Maria Zakharova responded that it’s needed to specify which co-chairing country it is: “We cannot accept it as Russia. Russia has been proving its sincere and honest goal for many years. We heartily wish the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to be settled”.