State Department: Russia playing constructive role as member of Minsk Group

US State Department spokesman Mark C. Toner has commented on a recent protocol between Armenia and Russia to extended stay of a military base in Armenia and Azerbaijan's concerns on this issue.

"I think we'd view it as a bilateral issue between Russia and Armenia," he said at a in Daily Press Briefing.

Spokesman also pointed out that "Russia is a member and part of the Minsk Group and so is playing a constructive role in that capacity".


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