“The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan supported this in the documents signed by them. OSCE all members also supported this cochairmanship format,” Lavrov said.

“We always assist the principle, according to which offices are opened in different countries – based on the desire of the given OSCE member state. In this case we aren’t indifferent especially because the Armenian office is headed by a Russia citizen,” Lavrov said.

“It becomes clear from the statements of Russian Foreign Ministry, OSCE MG Co-Chairs, that NK isn’t recognized as an independent state, and it can’t have an effect on peaceful negotiations and can’t predetermine country’s status. This is a rather concrete assessment, which also proves that this has big importance.”

Americans see Russian President Vladimir Putin in a better light than two years ago. Twenty-two percent now say they have a favorable opinion of Putin, up from 13% in 2015 and the highest percentage with a favorable view of the Russian leader since 2003. His unfavorable rating is unchanged at 72%, while fewer Americans say they have no opinion of him.

Armenia is satisfied with the CSTO stance which is clearly expressed in the statement on Nagorno Karabakh adopted at the CSTO Yerevan summit. This stance was clearly stated by former CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha, Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“Our relations with NATO have always been built obviously open for our ally, partner countries. We have never kept any secret from it, and this mutual cooperation could have never been against the interests of our strategic partnership with Russia,” he said.

“The function and parameters of this weapon enable to inflict irreversible damage to infrastructures of a country, which it can be used against. Respectively, the decision on using Iskanders will closely depend on developments of the situation.”

“Everything depends on Azerbaijan’s internal condition. It’s known that the so-called “Karabakh issue” is a means to divert Azerbaijanis from economic and social issues. Oil trough is being failed, and mid-clan struggle is increasing. All this, of course, causes concerns.”

I urge all concerned to show greater political will, not only to strengthen the ceasefire regime and implement previous commitments, but to renew a sustainable and comprehensive negotiation process,” the UN chief said.

The defense ministry of Nagorno Karabakh informed the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s report on the Nagorno Karabakh forces making a sabotage infiltration attempt overnight February 21 and retreating by suffering losses is a false report.