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The three-sided meeting between Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan – Serzh Sargsyan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, has just been launched in Sochi.

At the beginning of the meeting Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan has expressed hope that it will be possible to solve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by peaceful means in the near future. Ilham Aliyev in his turn has noted that the conflict must be resolved based on the concessions outlined by the OSCE Minsk Group. This was reported by Russian mass media.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin mentioned that it is important to exercise patience, wisdom and mutual respect for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

“I am pleased to note that the President of Azerbaijan has drawn attention to the resolution of the conflict by peaceful means and that you (turning to the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan) also spoke about this. This is the most essential thing as there is no bigger tragedy than the loss of human lives,” Vladimir Putin’s words are quoted by Interfax.

He has also mentioned that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has existed for a long time and is “a legacy of the Soviet Union”.

“We must show patience, wisdom and mutual respect to be able to find a solution. Any complicated situation is of course possible to solve if there is good will and I think that both Armenian and Azerbaijani people have such will,” said the Russian President.

According to the source the meeting of the Presidents has started with a three-sided face-to-face meeting. An extended meeting is planned to take place.