The essence of the Minsk Group co-chairmanship is the West-Russia work on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. If this work fails, the format essentially ceases to exist.
…Russia is pursuing the goal of establishing a Russia-Turkey format, making every effort to undermine the work of the Minsk Group co-chairmanship. This format is more beneficial for Russia for several reasons.
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