Threat of war looms over countries: Konstantin Zatulin

The threat of the resumption of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan looms over the two countries, Head of Russian Parliament's (Duma) Committee on CIS Affairs Konstantin Zatulin said on Thursday at a meeting with Armenian journalist at National Assembly in Yerevan.

"I generally have a positive attitude over Karabakh conflict settlement and disapprove all the attempts aimed at killing the process," said he asked about Karabakh issue.

"The threat of war looms over the countries at present," he added.

Further he expressed his concerns over the recent tensions on Karabakhi-Azerbaijani line of contact, noting in the meantime that the resumption of war was against Russia's interests.

Mr Zatulin also said that the violations of ceasefire accord on the contact line as serious breach of status quo, accusing Azerbaijan of making attempts to destabilize the situation.

With regard to the upcoming OSCE Summit in Astana, he expressed his optimism, anticipating a positive outcome.