Russia is ready to play the role of a guarantor of the Karabakh settlement, if Azerbaijan and Armenia arrive at a compromise over the problem, Russian Foreign Ministry representative Alexander Yakovenko stated. Russia will support the decision that fits all parties to conflict, he underscored. Touching upon the bilateral contacts of Moscow and Baku the diplomat remarked active growth of commercial and economic relations. Thus, in his words, last year the volume of commodity turnover between Russia and Azerbaijan increased 50%, as well as 40% within the initial 5 months this year, the Golos Rossii reported.