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03, 2011
The Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan held a trilateral meeting in Sochi
Today, the President of the RA Serzh Sargsyan, the President of RF Dmitry Medvedev and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a trilateral meeting in Sochi (Russian Federation). At the regular round of negotiations on the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, which were held at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation, the parties exchanged views on the process of implementation of the provisions of the Joint Declaration adopted last year in Astrakhan.
After the trilateral meeting, the Presidents continued negotiations during the working dinner. Later, the Presidents visited one of the Sochi ski resorts.
At the conclusion of the trilateral meeting, the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan adopted a Joint Declaration.
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Joint Declaration of the Presidents of the Republic of Armenia, the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan on the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
Upon the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation, the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan met on March 5, 2011 in Sochi and discussed in detail the process and the prospects of the NK conflict resolution.
After the discussions on the practical implementation of the trilateral Declaration adopted on October 27, 2010 in Astrakhan, in addition to the steps specified in the above mentioned Declaration, the Presidents agreed to take the following confidence building measures:
1. To conclude in the shortest possible period of time the exchange of the prisoners of war,
2. To strive to solve all contentious issues through peaceful means and to conduct along the cease-fire line an investigation with the participation of the parties under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and with the assistance of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office regarding probable incidents.
The Presidents stressed the importance of their regular meetings on the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and agreed to continue them in the present format and further to the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group.
After the trilateral meeting, the Presidents continued negotiations during the working dinner. Later, the Presidents visited one of the Sochi ski resorts.
At the conclusion of the trilateral meeting, the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan adopted a Joint Declaration.
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Joint Declaration of the Presidents of the Republic of Armenia, the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan on the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
Upon the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation, the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan met on March 5, 2011 in Sochi and discussed in detail the process and the prospects of the NK conflict resolution.
After the discussions on the practical implementation of the trilateral Declaration adopted on October 27, 2010 in Astrakhan, in addition to the steps specified in the above mentioned Declaration, the Presidents agreed to take the following confidence building measures:
1. To conclude in the shortest possible period of time the exchange of the prisoners of war,
2. To strive to solve all contentious issues through peaceful means and to conduct along the cease-fire line an investigation with the participation of the parties under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and with the assistance of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office regarding probable incidents.
The Presidents stressed the importance of their regular meetings on the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and agreed to continue them in the present format and further to the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group.