, APA reported quoting RIA Novosti.
Azerbaijani President said in Moscow that he hoped the Nagorno Karabakh conflict would be solved soon.
"I hope the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be solved soon enough. Of course, we are not pleased that there are no results, but we should not close our eyes to the improvement in the process of negotiations. This improvement increases our hopes that the conflict will be solved soon enough. The positions of the parties have recently come closer, some issues causing difficulty before have already been agreed. This creates a good basis for the continuation of the negotiations," he said. President Ilham Aliyev said there were issues that had not been agreed by the sides.
"The efforts of official Baku are based on constructive approach, international law and restoration of the historical justice. It is no secret that Azerbaijani territories have been under occupation for 20 years and this fact has been recognized by the international community. We hope we will be able to move the process of settlement forward, find solution meeting the interests of both nations, ensuring restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and international norms and principles in the region. It will be to the advantage of everybody and in this case we can speak about large-scale regional cooperation in the South Caucasus," he said.
MEDVEDEV: "THE SETTLEMENT OF NOGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT SHOULD BE FIRST OF ALL BASED ON INTERNATIONAL LEGAL NORMS, UN AND OSCE RESOLUTIONS"
"Russia wishes maximum progress to be made in the negotiations on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
"I think Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents should have regular meetings. Russia is ready to carry out its mandate. We are doing our best to support this process. I am sure if such contacts continue, taking into account the proposals this conflict can be solved in line with the interests of both nations. New ideas may emerge. Russia is ready to do its best for the settlement of this difficult, but solvable conflict. I think the parties should listen to each other's arguments. There are prospects and first of all it should be based on the international legal norms and the resolutions of the UN and OSCE on the conflict. So, there is a progress. The main thing is that tertiary, but sometimes very complicated factors should not influence these processes, the parties should demonstrate patience and see the prospects," he said.
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