President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev and President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sarkisyan have adopted a joint statement on the basis of their negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Sochi.
The document indicates that the Presidents have discussed issues relating to the practical implementation of the trilateral statement adopted in Astrakhan on 27 October 2010 and, in addition to the measures stipulated therein, agreed further steps. The statement says that the Presidents have reached agreement on “completing the exchange of POWs as soon as possible”. In addition to that, the document stresses the interest in trying “to resolve all disputed issues through peaceful means and investigate possible incidents along the line of control with the participation of parties under the auspices of the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group and with the assistance of the special representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office”.
The statement says: “the Presidents pointed to the importance of their regular contacts on issues pertaining to the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement and agreed to continue them in this format in addition to the work of the OSCE Minsk Group.”
