Kremlin says high-level meeting on Karabakh conflict possible
Kremlin doesn't rule out the possibility of holding a trilateral meeting of Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents in St. Petersburg, Russian president's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on June 10, RIA Novosti reported.
"The work on this issue is underway. We don't rule out that such meetings will be held," said Peskov. "If it is confirmed finally, we will give information."
The May 16 meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan become the first talk since a surge in fighting in early April that killed Azerbaijani civilians and sparked fears of a return to full-scale war.
Top diplomats from the United States, Russia and France, who are spearheading efforts to end the decades-long conflict, participated in the talks aimed at strengthening a precious ceasefire brokered by Moscow.
Azerbaijan and Armenia called a truce 22 years ago, on May 12 1994, to end the devastating war, but violence has flared up from time to time, most recently along the frontline of the troops. The Armenian troops most recently resorted to the aggression and provoked a deadly exchange of artillery fire in early April.
Experts and politicians agree that keeping the status quo raises fears for anew of all-out war, which can spread to larger area than its region.
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