The Russian Federation appreciates that Azerbaijan understands the need to ensure the rights and security of the Armenian population of [Artsakh] Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated at a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart, TASS reports.

"We would like to pay special attention to the implementation of agreements reached at a high level aimed at concluding a peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan. We are ready to assist this in every possible way, including providing a platform for this conclusion,” he said on Tuesday.

Lavrov also stressed that other issues related to the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh "deserve regular attention." “I mean the humanitarian situation, which now attracts a lot of attention and comments in the international community. We appreciate that our Azerbaijani friends understand the need to ensure the rights and security of the Armenian population of Karabakh. This is one of the central issues,” the minister added.