We welcome the readiness of Baku and Yerevan to start preparing a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. This was announced at Thursday’s press briefing by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry.

"We [i.e., Russia] reaffirm our determination to assist in such a negotiation process in every way. As for the likely timeframes for its completion and signing of the peace agreement, I believe it is too early to talk about that topic," Zakharova added.

Also, she noted that the two parties need to resolve the issues between them, and that Russia is ready to assist in that process.