Russia might have a more active role in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process and Armenia-Turkey normalization process, Turkish Ambassador to Russia Halil Akinci stated in an interview with Interfax.

"We believe Russia as a regional player is capable to contribute to Karabakh conflict resolution. After all, Russia is the only regional country among OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, he said on the threshold of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Turkey on May 11-12.

According to him, the issue will be the focus of Medvedev’s forthcoming visit to Ankara.

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