Interfax, Russia
April 24 2009

MEDVEDEV WELCOMES CONSTRUCTIVE ATTITUDES TO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

ZAVIDOVO April 24

Meetings with the Azeri and Armenian presidents confirmed their desire
for a constructive solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, President
Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

"This is a two-way process in the right direction. It is made up of
small but significant steps," he said.

The status of Nagorno-Karabakh is the main problem, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan said.

"For years Azerbaijan has been speaking about its territorial
integrity and a military solution of the problem," he noted.

Sargsyan welcomed results of the Moscow visit of Azeri President Ilham
Aliyev, "including his adherence to international rules, and the
position of Russia, which said that the problem could be resolved
exclusively on the basis of international laws and principles."

"We agree with that. Now we have a possibility to progress in the
resolution of the problem," Sargsyan said.