Baku, Azerbaijan, June 10
Trend:
Kremlin doesn't rule out the possibility of holding a trilateral meeting of Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents in St. Petersburg, Russian president's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters June 10, RIA Novosti reported.
"The work on this issue is underway. We don't rule out that such meetings will be held," said Peskov. "If it is confirmed finally, we will give information."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.