Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to work for Caucasus stability

16:36 | 02/ 11/ 2008

MOSCOW REGION, November 2 (RIA Novosti) – The leaders of Russia,
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Sunday to work together for improving
the situation in the Caucasus and instructed their foreign ministers to
intensify efforts to settle the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan met in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to
discuss a settlement to the conflict. Following the meeting, the three
presidents signed a declaration on the Nagorny Karabakh dispute.

The declaration calls for a peaceful settlement of the conflict on the
basis of international law and decisions and documents adopted within
this framework to create favorable conditions for economic development
and comprehensive cooperation in the region.

Nagorny Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan with a largely Armenian
population, declared its independence from Azerbaijan to join Armenia
in 1988 and has been a source of conflict ever since.