The process of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement itself needs to be regulated. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made his statement in this regard, said the NKR President's spokesman David Babayan in an interview with the NEWS.am, commenting on Lavrov's statement about a possible role of Turkey in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

"We have always stressed that Turkey cannot be a mediator in the conflict, since it is biased. Moreover, Turkey has an obvious pro-Azerbaijani and anti-Armenian position," said David Babayan.

According to the spokesman, the statement of Sergei Lavrov is very important; it marks a plausible participation of Turkey. In other words, Turkey needs to understand that it cannot be a mediator. However, if the Turkish authorities are indeed interested in peace and stability in the region, why they wouldn’t switch from words to actions and open the border.

David Babayan emphasized that after opening the border between the NKR and Armenia, the next step should be to restore full-scale negotiations.  "If Turkey opens the border with Armenia and affects Azerbaijan to open the borders of the NKR, it will be a great example," said David Babayan. He also added that unfortunately he is for 100% positive that it will not happen. The recent statement of Turkey proves his convictions.