Karabakh conflict and the process of settlement will not become an obstacle to Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said.

Armenia is joining the Customs Union as Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh has no relation to this, and that was repeatedly and publicly stated by President Sargsyan, RIA Novosti quotes the Minister.

Lavrov explained that the most complicated issues related to the settlement have not been solved yet. At the same time he said Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargysan confirmed their commitment to the principle s of peaceful solution, ITAR-TASS reported.