Azeri leader ready for Karabakh meeting with Armenia President

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has expressed readiness to meet with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan for discussing the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, the U.S. Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group said Saturday, October 22.

"I talked to President Aliyev in person," RIA Novosti cited James Warlick as saying.

"He said he is committed to a peaceful settlement of the conflict and that he is ready to meet with Armenia's leader Serzh Sargsyan for further negotiations. We have certain ideas to consider along with the organization of the next meeting of the Presidents on Karabakh."

Sargsyan and Aliyev met on June 20 in Saint Petersburg to address the conflict, with Russian President Vladimir Putin mediating the talks. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents confirmed their commitment to the implementation of agreements reached at a Vienna-hosted meeting on May 16. To that end, they agreed to increase the number of international observers in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. Also, they expressed satisfaction that the ceasefire was now holding. Prior to that, a meeting between both leaders was organized on May 16 in Vienna, with top diplomats from the MG co-chairing countries hosting the summit.