BAKU. July 25 (Interfax-AVN) - Azeri Defense Minister Safar Abiyev hopes Russia will successfully mediate the Karabakh peace process and a new regional war will be prevented.
"We thank Russia for taking very active efforts in the promotion of the Karabakh settlement and the Russian president for organizing a number of meetings of the Azeri and Armenian presidents within a short period of time," he told Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in Baku on Monday.
At the same time, the Karabakh problem has not been resolved. "Hopefully, the occupied Azeri lands will be freed without the assistance of our Armed Forces," he said.
Azerbaijan is concerned about Russian arms deliveries to Armenia. "We are pretty much concerned over that. Hopefully, this problem will be solved," he said.