Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani presidents to mull Nagorno-Karabakh settlement (UPDATE)

The presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan will discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement on July 18, RIA Novosti quoted Russian President's Aid Sergey Prihodko.

"Such a meeting will take place, obviously, in the Kremlin on 18 July... We do not plan to ink any papers and do not have such an aim," Prihodko said.

Russia believes that the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is possible in the foreseeable future, he said.

"The main thing is to bring together the positions of the two parties," said Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation.

He stressed that Russia's efforts to resolve the conflict have received support not only by Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also a number of other countries, including the United States and France.