BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 5. Russia is doing everything possible to normalize Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after receiving the credentials of Azerbaijan's Ambassador Rahman Mustafayev, along with the ambassadors of other countries, Trend reports via the Kremlin's website.
"We have been and continue to work towards the normalization of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations, ensuring durable peace in the South Caucasus. We will keep supporting the efforts towards a peace agreement, the delimitation of state borders, and the unblocking of economic and transportation links in line with the well-known trilateral agreements reached at the highest level in 2020 and 2022," Putin stated.
The President also expressed satisfaction that the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia used the BRICS summit in Kazan as a platform for a productive discussion on key issues related to achieving lasting peace and interethnic harmony in the region.
To note, on October 24, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met in Kazan, Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit.
The parties had discussions on advancement of the bilateral peace agenda, including peace agreement, delimitation and demarcation of borders, and other issues of mutual concern.
The Foreign Ministers were instructed to continue bilateral negotiations on the Agreement on Peace and Establishment of Interstate Relations with the aim of its finalization and conclusion in the shortest possible period.