"PUTIN: MOSCOW READY TO ACT AS INTERMEDIARY IN SOLUTION OF CONFLICTS IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
MOSCOW, January 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will act in the settlement of Karabakh conflict and relations between Turkey and Armenia only as an intermediary, stated Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Turkish businessmen in Moscow.
Answering a question posed by the Turkish media, the Russian President announced that during the meeting the sides did not discuss the Karabakh problem. 'We touched upon general issues of relations between countries in the region - Russia and Armenia, Armenia and Turkey,' Mr. Putin said.
Both sides, he stated, expressed the desire to establish friendly relations among neighbors. "
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