Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia adopted a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement in Sochi - UPDATE - PHOTOS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev completed a working visit to Sochi, Russia.

At the Adler International Airport, the Head of State was seen off by mayor of Sochi Anatoly Pakhomov and other officials.

The same day, the Head of State retuned to Baku.

At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the President was welcomed by Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, Chief of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and Baku Mayor Hajibala Abutalybov.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs – Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Bernard Fassier of France and Igor Popov of Russia – as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk of Poland at the Adler international airport.

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After the talks, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia adopted a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.

According to the document, the leaders discussed the issues of practical implementation of the tripartite declaration adopted by them during the last meeting in Astrakhan on October 27, 2010. In particular, the Presidents agreed to conclude exchanging of prisoners of war as soon as possible.

Moreover, the document stresses the desire to resolve all disputed issues by peaceful means and to investigate possible incidents along the ceasefire line, with the participation of the parties under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen with the assistance of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman.

"The presidents noted the importance of their regular contacts on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and agreed to continue them in this format in addition to the work of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen," a statement said.

The meeting in Sochi was the 8th tripartite meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia.

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Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan continued communicating in the informal atmosphere after the official talks today, RIA Novosti reported.

The leaders met at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort and drank cups of tea in the cafe.

Then the presidents went up to the Psekhako ridge on the funicular. Medvedev and Aliyev have used this opportunity to repeatedly go down the slope on skis. Sargsyan got on a snowmobile.

Then the leaders of three countries continued discussing urgent issues at the working lunch.

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Presidents of Russia , Azerbaijan and Armenia Dmitry Medvedev , Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan started talks at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort near Sochi, RIA Novosti reported.

Round-table talks, which began in official atmosphere, later will continue in a more informal atmosphere, when the leaders will walk up one of the skiing tracks. It is also supposed that the presidents will discuss topical issues during a working lunch.

The central topic of the talks, which are held in a trilateral format for the 8th time, is the resolution of the Nagorno - Karabakh conflict.


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