Putin: Armenian leadership recognized Azerbaijan's sovereignty over Karabakh
The Armenian leadership has essentially recognized Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an Eastern Economic Forum gathering in Russia’s Pacific Coast city of Vladivostok on Tuesday.
"If Armenia has recognized that Nagorno-Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan, what are we talking about? The status of Karabakh has been determined by Armenia itself," Putin said.
“The peacekeepers’ mandate remains in force, but humanitarian issues, and the prevention of some ethnic cleansing there, of course, have not gone anywhere, and I fully agree with this,” he added.