Russia is aware of US attempts to obstruct 3 + 3 talks on the Caucasus – Foreign Ministry – Russian Policy and Diplomacy

MOSCOW, October 21. / TASS /. Russia hopes for an early start of trilateral talks on the Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia in one group, Russia, Turkey and Iran in the other group), and is aware of the US leadership. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharov told a news conference on Thursday that Western countries were trying to block the process.

“We see the intention of some Western countries, especially the United States, to obstruct some processes. Get behind the wheel,” Zakharov said. “For our part, we are determined to see an early start to this regional 3 + 3 consultation mechanism in the interests of all participants.” He said the United States had mistakenly linked the initiative to Moscow in an attempt to block talks.

Zakharov reminded that in fact the idea of ​​such consultations was put forward by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“As you know, Russia supported this initiative. We understand that multilateral regional cooperation is in the interests of all parties. The launch of this mechanism will increase confidence in interstate relations, help resolve existing conflicts and use the economic, transport and humanitarian potential of the region,” Zakharov said. .