The ambassador told the APA that the main mission of Minsk Group was the solution of the conflict. "It is not possible to solve the conflict by dictating the ways. The sides should agree to the case by themselves," the ambassador said.

Vasili Istratov said that the conflicting sides know the ways of solution. "Both sides know what to do. Nagorno Karabakh is not "frozen conflict," it is the conflict put aside," Istratov said.

Expressing his attitude to the referendum to be held in "Nagorno Karabakh Republic" on December 10, Istratov said that at the present condition this action does not change anything. "Only referendum held in Serbia got legal result among plebiscites. Other referendums and discussions have publicistic character," he said.