ArmInfo.Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday discussed the current situation in his country's Karabakh region with Igor Khovaev, Russia's special envoy on normalization of ties between Baku and Yerevan.
"During the meeting, the sides discussed the situation in the region, as well as the opening of Aghdam- Khankendi and Lachin-Khankendi roads," the Azerbaijani presidency said in a statement following the meeting between Aliyev and Khovaev in the capital Baku.
The statement further said Aliyev told Khovaev that representatives of the Armenian population of Karabakh refused to visit Baku or other cities in Azerbaijan, despite his invitation to hold discussions on reintegration.
Khovaev, for his part, said that Russia would continue its efforts for the "normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and ensuring lasting peace in the region," it added.