A regular meeting of the President of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan ended with rather optimistic statements from both sides. Aliyev confessed that they had even managed to agree about some things. True, no agreement has been achieved over "the matters of principle", as these matters, in our opinion, include recognition of the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its participation in further negotiations. It didn't, and to be honest, wouldn't work out.