Azerbaijan, Baku, April 22, Corr. Trend E. Tariverdiyeva
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Friday in Moscow, during of the meeting which discussed issues of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, according to the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
In accordance with the reached agreements in the meeting during the trilateral summit in Sochi on March 5,in agenda were important issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the report said.
Fifth of March the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia, Ilham Aliyev,Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan held talks at the ski resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi.
Following the talks in Sochi Presidents adopted a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which emphasizes the desire to "resolve all disputed issues by peaceful means and to investigate possible incidents along the ceasefire line, with the participation of the parties under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group with the assistance of the Special Representative of the Chairman the OSCE. "
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.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.