Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that a framework is needed in the southern groups to strengthen security and relations between the countries of the region and announced which countries would participate: "We also believe that cooperation to promote the 3+3 framework in the South Caucasus holds promising potential. It is a framework in which countries can come together and conduct a beneficial dialogue to strengthen cooperation and security. In this framework, Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia will participate, along with their neighbors Iran, Russia and the Republic of Turkey. ".

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that a framework is needed in the southern groups to strengthen security and relations between the countries of the region and announced which countries would participate: "We also believe that cooperation to promote the 3+3 framework in the South Caucasus holds promising potential. It is a framework in which countries can come together and conduct a beneficial dialogue to strengthen cooperation and security. In this framework, Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia will participate, along with their neighbors Iran, Russia and the Republic of Turkey. ".