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YEREVAN. - The statement of the Russian FM Sergey Lavrov is merely an accurate assessment of the actions taking place in the zone of Karabakh conflict. 

Head of the parliamentary faction of the Republican Party of Armnia (RPA), Vahram Baghdasaryan, who is also the deputy of the National Assembly (NA), told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am, commenting on Lavrov's statement on that the settlement of the Karabakh conflict is not exclusively the internal matter of Azerbaijan.

To the question as to whether the aforementioned statement can be considered as a sign of a certain change in Russia's position on Karabakh issue, the MP noted:  ''I wouldn't say that Russia's position used to be different. This answer was simply more concrete and specific.  We spoke of the need of targeted assessments, and Russia, which is one of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries, seems to concertize its position. It is, of course, apparent that Lavrov's words were addressed to the Azerbaijani side.''

The statement of the Russian FM also contained subtle criticism towards the OSCE Minsk Group in connection with the installment of monitoring mechanisms at the contact line, he added.

Asked whether by this statement Moscow hints Baku on the unacceptability of making any steps without Russia's knowledge, the MP said: ''I see only positive things in this statement. If Russia needed to hint something, both Russian President Vladimir Putin and FM Sergey Lavrov could have chosen another way to do this.''

At the 2016 year-end press conference, Russian FM Sergey Lavriv noted that the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not abstract, and it is not exclusively the internal matter of Azerbaijan. 

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