BAKU, Azerbaijan (A.W.)—Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Baku on Aug. 8 to take part in the first trilateral meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia.
Putin and Aliyev in Balu (Photo: kremlin.ru)
On the same day, Putin and Aliyev held a joint press conference and held a bilateral meeting, during which, Aliyev mentioned Russia’s role in the settlement of what he called the “Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in Nagorno-Karabagh.” “We value this role, and your personal involvement plays a very important part in the settlement process,” he said, adding “we had a meeting in St Petersburg in June devoted specifically to this issue, and I thank you for your active participation in this process.”
“[Nagorno-Karabagh] is indeed one of the problems that we have inherited from the Soviet past,” said Putin during the press conference, calling the conflict “a sensitive issue” for both Azerbaijan and Armenia. “We have but one sole aim–for Armenia and Azerbaijan to find a solution that would be a mutually acceptable compromise for both sides; for there to be no victors in this conflict—no victors other than the peoples of both countries; and for both countries to know that they have resolved this complicated task in the interests of current and future generations,” Putin said.
On Aug. 10, Armenian President Serge Sarkisian will conduct a work visit to Russia to meet with Putin.
According to Sarkisian’s officethe two will discuss “pivotal items on the cooperation agenda of the two strategic partners, such as political, trade, economic, and humanitarian, as well as issues related to the development of integration processes in the Eurasian area.”
Source: Armenian Weekly
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