Russia aims to advance the work of the “3+3” regional platform
16:04 | 2023-01-30
"We aim to advance the work of the "3+3" regional consultation platform (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Iran, and Turkey) launched in December 2021. This platform, which is planned to focus on practical issues of strengthening cooperation for the benefit of regional players, is valuable and relevant. As for the normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan, it was under Russian auspices that this initiative was launched in January 2022, when the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey, R. Rubinyan and S. Kilch. We are still in close contact with both of them today.
We welcome the latest developments, which open prospects for restoring Armenian-Turkish relations, which will contribute to the recovery of the regional situation," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference.