Armenia and Russia denied a stalemate in...

Tensions remain high between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with both Caucasus states continuing the exchange of allegations of ceasefire violations over the disputed region, and Azerbaijan threatening to use force if talks yield no results.

Speaking after a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said "the talks are not in a stalemate."

Echoing him, Edvard Nalbandyan said: "I do not think there is a stalemate."

Nalbandyan said the settlement is under way as Armenia and Azerbaijan held nine high-level meetings on the problem last year alone.

Mediators in the conflict - the U.S., Russia and France that comprise the OSCE Minsk Group - reported some important progress in talks between the Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders in Munich late last year, but said difficulties remain.

It was the first meeting of the two countries" leaders after Armenia and Turkey, Azerbaijan"s Muslim ally, signed historic accords in

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