"We stand for a just and peaceful settlement of the conflict based on the norms of international law and in the interest of all the people, who live in this region," Vladimir Dorokhin told reporters.
He said that Russia has repeatedly reiterated this position, which had been voiced by both the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Kremlin.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in a dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh since 1988, when the Armenian-dominated autonomous region left the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and proclaimed independence after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. This move triggered a war that lasted until a Russia-brokered ceasefire was signed in 1994.
The violence in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on April 2. Baku and Yerevan have accused each other of provoking hostilities that led to multiple deaths on each side. Following five days of clashes, the sides agreed to a ceasefire deal, but reports of truce violations continued to emerge regularly.
