03:38Russia: Situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan 'developing towards a settlement' - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Nagorno-Karabakh situation is 'developing towards a settlement', during a trilateral meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow on Thursday.
"In general, in my opinion, despite all the difficulties and problems, which are still enough, the situation is developing towards a settlement. One of these areas is the work on transport communications," Putin pointed out.
He added that 'unsettled issues' were 'of a purely technical nature' and said that the deputy prime ministers of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan would finalise the remaining issues related to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We have now agreed that in the near future, in a week <...> the deputy prime ministers of the Russian, Azerbaijani, and Armenian governments will meet and, so to speak, remove the issues which have not yet been cleared. It seems to me that it is a good agreement which gives hope that the issues that have not been resolved so far will be resolved," Putin concluded.
Following 44 days of armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a trilateral ceasefire declaration on November 9, 2020. In accordance with the agreement, a full ceasefire came into effect from midnight on November 10, where, according to the signed document, Russia deployed a peacekeeping contingent.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan re-emerged on the border on September 13, 2022, with the sides accusing each other of starting the escalation.
On April 21, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced a checkpoint in the Lachin corridor - the road under the control of Russian peacekeepers connecting Armenia with the Nagorno-Karabakh - due to 'Armenia's transfer of manpower, weapons, ammunition and mines to the Karabakh economic region of Azerbaijan'.
Shortly before, the Armenian authorities had re-applied to the International Court of Justice with a claim to restore unimpeded traffic along the Lachin corridor.
03:38Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Nagorno-Karabakh situation is 'developing towards a settlement', during a trilateral meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow on Thursday.
"In general, in my opinion, despite all the difficulties and problems, which are still enough, the situation is developing towards a settlement. One of these areas is the work on transport communications," Putin pointed out.
He added that 'unsettled issues' were 'of a purely technical nature' and said that the deputy prime ministers of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan would finalise the remaining issues related to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We have now agreed that in the near future, in a week <...> the deputy prime ministers of the Russian, Azerbaijani, and Armenian governments will meet and, so to speak, remove the issues which have not yet been cleared. It seems to me that it is a good agreement which gives hope that the issues that have not been resolved so far will be resolved," Putin concluded.
Following 44 days of armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a trilateral ceasefire declaration on November 9, 2020. In accordance with the agreement, a full ceasefire came into effect from midnight on November 10, where, according to the signed document, Russia deployed a peacekeeping contingent.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan re-emerged on the border on September 13, 2022, with the sides accusing each other of starting the escalation.
On April 21, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence announced a checkpoint in the Lachin corridor - the road under the control of Russian peacekeepers connecting Armenia with the Nagorno-Karabakh - due to 'Armenia's transfer of manpower, weapons, ammunition and mines to the Karabakh economic region of Azerbaijan'.
Shortly before, the Armenian authorities had re-applied to the International Court of Justice with a claim to restore unimpeded traffic along the Lachin corridor.