Russia wants to finalize Nagorno-Karabakh settlement guidelines.

MOSCOW, June 24 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia wants to finalize the guidelines
for Nagorno-Karabakh settlement at the three-party summit on Friday, which
will be the ninth meeting of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with his
Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts, Ilkham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan,
since 2009.
"At present the efforts of co-chair countries (Russia, the USA, and
France) at all levels are aimed at convincing the parties to finalize the
document at the upcoming summit in Kazan. Such a signal was sent to the
leaderships of Azerbaijan and Armenia in a joint statement by Dmitry
Medvedev, Barack Obama, and Nicolas Sarkozy adopted on the sidelines of
the G8 summit in Deauville on May 26," the Kremlin press service said.
It said increased ceasefire violations and casualties among the
military and civilians, as well as militant rhetoric of both parties
cannot but cause concern. "In this context non-use of force or threat of
force comprises an integral part of the negotiations. Russia consistently
convinces the parties of the conflict to enhance trust", it said and
recalled the three presidents had agreed in March to resolve all disputes
by peaceful means.
Foreign ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia met in Moscow
before the summit and succeeded to bring positions closer regarding
settlement guidelines. "The presidents will consider their proposals and
make corresponding decisions. The Russian side hopes further progress will
be more active," foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.