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Moldova, Chisinau, Oct. 8 / Trend , Y.Kudinova/
The parties could bring closer the positions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Yuriy Merzlyakov, OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-Chair in Chisinau in the statement on the seventh meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan, held on peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for 6 months.
The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed their desire to meet again, said Merzlyakov.
"Presidents charge their Foreign Ministries with the preparation of the next meeting, time and place of which will be known soon," - said Merzlyakov.
According to his words, today the presidents discussed the issues on which there was no understanding previously.
The Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan held previous talks on peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Moscow on July 17-18. The fifth meeting on conflict resolution between the two leaders was held in St. Petersburg on June 4. The previous meeting was held in Prague on May 7. The first meeting was held in St. Petersburg in June 2008, the second meeting in Moscow in late November 2008 and the third was held in Zurich on Jan. 28, 2009.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
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