Positions over Karabakh Conflict Main Principles Brought Closer

Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev said during a Saint Petersburg meeting attended also by their Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev that they were ready to continue negotiations pertaining to the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the basis of Madrid Principles, Russian President's Press Secretary Natalya Timakova said after the meeting on Thursday, reported RIA Novosti.

In her words, the parties made special mention of the rapprochement in their positions over some disputed provisions of the text of the main principles of the settlement. She also said that the three presidents discussed during that meeting the focal points of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

"Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia reaffirmed their readiness to continue the dialogue aimed at finishing the work on this document mediated by Russia, US, France as OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs," said Timakova.