The presidential meeting will follow consultations between the OSCE Minsk Group and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grirogy Karasin in Moscow.

There are politicians in Turkey who wish to normalize relations with Armenia but the strong Azeri lobby hampers the process.

"The presidential meeting is very important," the diplomat emphasized.

There is some progress in the Azerbaijani-Iranian relations, the Russian political scientist said.

The US may have used as many as 17 ships as "floating prisons" since 2001.

Russia supports territorial integrity but it stands against the methods this principle is being pushed forth, the expert said.

Official Baku's anti-Armenian hysteria should be viewed from various angles, the Russian expert said.

The sanctions, from a U.S. drug trafficking law, also block any transactions and trade involving American companies and individuals.