Russia's Shoigu: West trying to interfere, discredit Russia in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday that the West was trying to interfere in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh and discredit Russia's peacekeeping policy, state-owned news agency RIA reported.

Russia has traditionally been the main mediator in the region, even as European countries have become increasingly active in sponsoring talks between the two sides.