Presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan discuss the settlement of the Karabakh crisis
The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan during the meeting noted that there are several formats for negotiations on the Karabakh crisis, but so far these formats do not lead to a positive result. The conflict was too long and does not contribute to the full development of the region. Both Aliyev and Sargsyan stated that it is the Russian Federation that should play a special role in the process of peaceful settlement of the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh.
Vladimir Putin spoke in the spirit that the main thing in resolving the longstanding conflict is the good will of two peoples (the people of Armenia and the people of Azerbaijan):
And yet, we must proceed from the fact that the conflict situation has developed a long time ago, we got from the past, got more, one can say and need to say, as a legacy of the Soviet Union. And we must show patience, wisdom, and respect for each other in order to find this solution. Of course, any difficult situation can be resolved if there is goodwill.
For reference: Nagorno-Karabakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) is a republic with a population of about 150 thousand people, proclaiming the independence of 2 September 1991 of the year. The territory of the republic is a component of the territory of the former NKAO (the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region of the Azerbaijan SSR) and the territory of the Shahumyan region of the Azerbaijan SSR. The predominant population is Armenians (99%). NKR has permanent representative offices in Russia, Armenia, USA, Canada, Germany, Lebanon and Australia. The uncertain status of the NKR leads to a confrontation between Yerevan and Baku.
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