“Aliyev updated the Turkish leader on a meeting between the President of Azerbaijan, the President of the Council of Europe, and the Prime Minister of Armenia held in Brussels the day before,” the Azerbaijani presidency said in a statement.

“Aliyev touched upon the preparation of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the presentation by Azerbaijan of five principles based on international law, the normalization of relations between the two countries, the opening of transport corridors, and the delimitation of borders discussed during the meeting. President Ilham Aliyev gave a positive assessment of the results of the trilateral meeting,” the statement added.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked his counterpart for the information about the trilateral meeting and gave a positive assessment of the results achieved at the meeting.

Two leaders stressed the importance of achieving peace in the region as soon as possible.

During the telephone conversation, the heads of state exchanged views on issues of bilateral friendly and fraternal relations and future contacts. (ILKHA)