Ilham Aliyev: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is too long and needs to be addressed

Karabakh settlement was one of the topics discussed during the bilateral meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the residence Bocharov Stream in Sochi.

"We discussed the issue of regulation of the Karabakh conflict, which has lasted far too long and needs to be resolved," said Aliyev. According to him, in recent years, the relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have shown stable positive dynamics.

"We very much appreciate it and see Russia as one of our key partners in the international arena," said Aliyev.

As ITAR-TASS reported, he also noted that cooperation between the two countries covers a lot of areas. Good results exist in the cooperation not only in the political but also in the economic sphere. In particular, the trade and mutual investments are growing. "We are determined to increase the potential for cooperation, including regional security and stability in our region," concluded Ilham Aliyev.

In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the relations between Azerbaijan and Russia are on the rise, the trust between the two countries is strengthened.

"The relationship we have developed is on the increase. We regularly keep in touch at our level, at the level of governments, develop economic and humanitarian relations, and what has never happened before, in some other other areas we are actively cooperating. This is an element of trust, which is strengthened constantly in bilateral contacts," said Vladimir Putin.

He also proposed to discuss "urgent long-standing problems," which relate to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

August 10 a trilateral meeting of the Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian Presidents is planned. -0--