Putin Calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan for a Real Dialogue

Issues like Nagorno Karabakh conflict cannot be solved unilaterally, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a joint press conference following a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.

“As I have stated before, such issues cannot unilaterally be solved. The two nations should reconcile through a real dialogue. Armenia and Azerbaijan should decide which of the versions is acceptable for them. We should be patient and bring our approaches closer. Russia continues its support, and we cannot exert pressure on any country. At the same time we do not want Russia to leave the impression as if it is partial,” said Vladimir Putin as he responded to an Azerbaijani reporter’s question over Karabakh.

Further Russia’s PM answered several issues pertaining to a recent gas deal signed between Azerbaijan and Turkey, the Iranian nuclear issue, as well as the recent Israeli raid on a Flotilla of Freedom that carried humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.