Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has met with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev in Baku, to discuss the recent conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Skirmishes between Azerbaijan and Armenia continued on Friday, with each side blaming the other for ceasefire violations. Russia has since sought to stabilise the situation by acting as an intermediary in the matter.
Medvedev's visit comes days after Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to a ceasefire in the region. Both Russian and Azerbaijani leaders say that an end to the fighting in the disputed region is in the interest of all parties.
"The Russian side showed initiative for the de-escalation of the conflict. The settlement of the conflict is in the interests of Azerbaijan. I'm sure it is in the interests of Armenia as well as in Russia's, because it is a neighbour and a friend to both countries. So it is also interested in a speedy settlement," Aliyev said.
"No one conflict ever ends with the victory of a single side. This is always a selection of difficult compromises that the sides need to make to put down the conflict. We as participants of the Minsk group, as the co-chairmen of it, of course are ready to further all that work. Russia is no less interested than Azerbaijan or Armenia that in that region - in our region - there is peace," Medvedev said.
