Armenian, Russian and Azeri Presidents had their trilateral meeting in Moscow
18.07.2009 18:38 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ After participating in traditional presidential race
in Moscow hippodrome, Presidents Dmitry Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev and
Serzh Sargsyan continued communication in trilateral format. At the
start of the meeting, parties expressed willingness to discuss further
ways of settling NKR conflict, Kremlin press service reports. They
plan to continue coordinating basic principles regarding Karabakh
settlement.
Presidential races have been held in Moscow since 2004 upon the
initiative of Agriculture Ministry. The first races took place on June
3, 2004 in Moscow Central Hippodrome. Annual horse races have always
been attended by Russian Presidents and CIS leaders.
Unlike previous years, Presidents and other visitors are no longer
allowed to offer bets as such practices are prohibited by law