BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 31. It is now time to speak and act towards the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during the meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Trend reports.
"Today's meeting is dedicated to our regional affairs. Once again, I want to express my gratitude to you for the role you played in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. A trilateral declaration was signed two years ago, putting an end to the long-term conflict. It is now time to speak and act toward the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Of course, we highly appreciate your personal role in this matter. Today's trilateral meeting, which will follow a little later, will not be our first meeting. Such meetings have been held on your initiative before and, as I can see, they gave a very good impetus to the normalization process. Azerbaijan put forward five basic principles relatively recently, on the basis of which the relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia should be normalized. These are the fundamental principles of international law, and I think that normalization can be achieved on this basis," the head of state said.