Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, head of the inter-parliamentary Russia-Azerbaijan friendship group Dmitry Saveliev regards the actions of State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin as an attempt to drive a wedge into relations between Moscow and Baku, Trend reports.

By wordplay, the Armenian government cannot evade overwhelming responsibility, Hikmet Hajiyev, head of the foreign policy department of the presidential administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, said in the article on EURACTIV.

The desire by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to change the format of the negotiations on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict may be considered as an attempt to undermine the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group, and in particular its co-chairs represented by Russia, the US and France, spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva told Trend March 6.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini advocated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashiyan’s full engagement in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict talks without preconditions, Trend reports citing a message on the website of the European External Action Service (EEAS).

If the political leadership of Armenia declares its mandate to speak on behalf of the citizens of this country, then let it also speak on behalf of the citizens of Armenia from Tavush, Syunik and other provinces who are serving in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva said.

The OSCE Minsk Group is the only recognized format in the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Miroslav Lajcak said.

Azerbaijan is always taking steps for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, while the Armenian side makes such statements that leave no faith in resolving the conflict peacefully, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a press conference in Baku following a meeting with Slovak Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miroslav Lajcak, commenting on the recent statement by the head of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan, Trend reports March 5.

Azerbaijan and the OSCE discussed various important issues, including the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.

The illegal economic activities of Armenia in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan are detrimental to the country's economy, Rufat Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan said.

A religious figure should serve to creation of peace and tranquility between nations, said Siyavush Novruzov, chairman of the Azerbaijani parliamentary committee on public associations and religious organizations, Trend reports March 5.

Armenia’s leadership must understand that this country will never be completely independent without normalizing the relations with Azerbaijan, spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva said.

Illegal economic and other activities in the occupied territories is a very important problem for the world community, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at the "Illegality of Economic and Other Activities in and with Regard to Territories Under Military Occupation: Third-Party Obligations and Implications for Conflict Resolution" International Conference.

The Azerbaijani people stand for the peaceful, just settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade said.

The Armenians’ vandalism greatly damages Azerbaijan’s ecology, Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev said.

Iran has supported Baku’s fair position on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue for many years. Tehran considers a violent change of borders unacceptable and is always close to Azerbaijan on this problem.

US remains committed to helping sides find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the US State Department spokesperson told Trend.

Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 20 times throughout the day, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said March 3, Trend reports.

Azerbaijan can count on the support of Islamic countries in the issue of settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh, director of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies of Pakistan, chairman of the Pakistan Shanghai Cooperation Organization Friendship Forum(PSCOFF), well-known Pakistani political analyst Muhammad Asif Noor told Trend.

A positive point regarding the upcoming meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia is that Azerbaijan managed to break the Pashinyan stereotype about attracting a third party, that is, representatives of the separatist regime, to the negotiation process on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Fikrat Sadikhov, a well-known Azerbaijani political analyst, former diplomat, told Trend.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan reacted to the statements made by Artur Vanetsyan, director of the National Security Service of Armenia, Trend reports referring to the press service of the Foreign Ministry.

The OSCE Minsk Group is the real international tool that can contribute to the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov told Trend.

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia accepted the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ proposal to meet soon under their auspices, Trend reports March 1 with reference to the statement by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

Switzerland is ready to support the peaceful settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Ambassador of Switzerland to Azerbaijan Philipp Stalder said March 1 at a press conference, Trend reports.

New opportunities have emerged for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as stated in an interview with the "Voice of America" (VOA) radio station by James Warlick, former US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.

Chairman of Italy-Azerbaijan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, member of Italy’s ruling Five Star Movement (M5S) party Senator Stefano Lucidi expressed hope for new initiatives to maintain dialogue between the parties to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Trend reports with reference to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.