"We do not hide that we do not support the position on the possibility and admissibility of a military solution to this problem ... We call on all external" players "to do everything to prevent the further unfolding of the military scenario, to cool the emotions of the parties, to intensify work to create conditions for restarting the peace process" - said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
He recalled that Armenia and Azerbaijan with the participation of Russia, the United States and France agreed on a ceasefire and the resumption of the negotiation process.
“We are convincing our Turkish partners of the expediency of using our influence in the interests of supporting such a line,” Lavrov added.
Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that the situation with Karabakh at this stage does not have a diplomatic solution.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in turn, stated his disagreement with the thesis that the Karabakh conflict has no military solution.
Vice President of Turkey Fuat Oktay admitted the possibility of sending Turkish troops to Nagorno-Karabakh at the request of the Azerbaijani authorities.
At the same time, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called foreign intervention in the conflict, in particular, Turkey's intervention, unacceptable.