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Leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan made a joint statement to  the media

Leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan made a joint statement to  the media

ArmInfo.Today, after 4 hours of talks, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan made a joint statement to the media.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his counterparts, the  President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia for  agreeing to come to Moscow and meet in order to discuss issues  related to the implementation of the terms of the peace agreement of  November 9 last year. "We have come to the conclusion that the terms  of this agreement are generally respected, and no serious incidents  have been reported. The Russian peacekeeping group fully fulfills its  obligations to both sides. More than 48 thousand displaced persons  and refugees have already returned to Nagorno-Karabakh, and  persistent work is underway to restore infrastructure, energy,  housing, and social infrastructure. I consider today's meeting  extremely important and useful, since we were able to come to an  agreement and signed a joint statement on the development of the  situation in the region, meaning concrete steps to build economic  ties and develop infrastructure projects. For this purpose, a working  group will be set up, headed by the deputy prime ministers of the  three governments of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia. In the near  future they will create working expert subgroups, present concrete  plans for the development of transport infrastructure and the  region's economy. I am sure that the implementation of these  agreements will bring benefit both the Armenian and Azerbaijani  peoples and will undoubtedly bring benefit to the region as a whole,  and therefore the interests of the Russian Federation, "said the  leader of Russia.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev thanked his Russian counterpart  for the invitation and initiative to hold the meeting. "I also share  your opinion that the meeting was very important in order to ensure  the further, sustainable and safe development of our region. Two  months have passed since the ceasefire, and the fact that today the  leaders of the three countries who signed the statement of November  9-10 have gathered in Moscow suggests that we are determined to  achieve a result, to draw a line under the actions that took place in  September - November. And the statement that was signed today speaks  of our intentions, because one of the points about the intentions to  end hostilities was the unblocking of transport communications. This  is an area that can give great dynamism to the development of the  region, as well as strengthen security.  Because the opening of  communications meets the interests of the peoples of Azerbaijan,  Armenia, Russia and our neighbors. I am sure that neighboring  countries will also join in the creation of transport corridors and  the creation of an extensive network of transport arteries in our  region. We must continue to strive to find those areas of activity  that would give a quick effect and are focused on results. In  general, I want to say that the joint statement of November 9-10 is  being implemented successfully, most of the points of the statement  have been fulfilled. The Russian peacekeeping mission is doing its  job effectively and in two months, with the exception of minor  incidents, there was no major cause for concern. All this instills  confidence that, as Vladimir Vladimirovich once said, the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is in the past, and we must think about the  future. About how to live together in the neighborhood, how to strive  to unblock the transport arteries and strengthen regional stability  and security in the future. Once again, I express my gratitude for  the invitation and I think that the meeting was very useful and  fruitful, "Aliyev said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also thanked Vladimir Putin  for the efforts that the Russian leader is investing in restoring  stability and security in the region and in resolving the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "Unfortunately, this conflict has not yet  been resolved, of course we managed to secure a ceasefire, but there  are still a lot of issues that must be resolved. One of these issues  is the issue of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia is ready  to continue negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group  co-chairmanship. Unfortunately, today we have not been able to  resolve the issue of prisoners of war and this is the most sensitive  and painful issue, because it is a humanitarian issue. We agreed that  we will continue to work in this direction, but we believe, in  particular, that the 8th paragraph of our joint statement,  unfortunately, is not fully implemented and I hope that we will be  able to come to a concrete decision as soon as possible. But I must  say that the statement that we signed today is very important and I  will not hide the fact that reaching agreements can change the  economic appearance of our region and economic innovations can also  lead to more reliable security guarantees and we are certainly ready  to work constructively in this direction. However, unfortunately  during one meeting it is impossible to resolve all issues and I hope  that we will continue to move forward. For us, I want to emphasize  that the main thing at the moment is the humanitarian issues of the  exchange of prisoners of war, which are provided for in paragraph 8  of our joint statement of 9 -10 November>,  Pashinyan emphasized. 

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