Russell-Johnston thinks of war in Nagorno Karabakh with "great displeasure"

As REGNUM reports, Lord Russell-Johnston noted: "Establishing committee on Nagorno Karabakh in the PACE does not mean that we are trying to be full-fledged mediator at the negotiations."

"The OSCE Minsk Group has been occupied with it for over ten years, and I do not think the Council of Europe could substitute it. Our goal is to render assistance to OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs," he said.

Speaking on plans of the committee, Lord Russell-Johnston did not rule out that its members would visit Armenia and Azerbaijan this year. "We are also considering possibility of staging meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani MPs, however, it is too early to speak on specific actions," he said.