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Baku, August 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is visiting the Azerbaijani capital Baku, said on the 19th that Russia will continue to promote the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia in all possible ways, and is committed to promoting the conclusion of a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the basis of the 2020 and 2022 trilateral statements.

Putin said at a joint press conference after talks with Azerbaijani President Aliyev that Russia is willing to assist Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan in demarcating their borders, dredging cross-border channels and establishing humanitarian links. The historical origins of Russia and the situation in the South Caucasus determine that it is necessary for Russia to participate in the development of events in the region.

Putin arrived in Baku on the evening of the 18th for a two-day state visit to Azerbaijan. This is Putin's first visit to Azerbaijan since September 2018. The two heads of state issued a joint statement. The two sides also signed six intergovernmental cooperation agreements in the fields of food safety, health care, medical education, science, climate change and investment.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Armenia went to war over the ownership of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) region. Although the two countries reached a comprehensive ceasefire agreement in 1994, they have been in a state of hostility over the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, and armed conflicts have occurred from time to time. On November 9, 2020, the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a statement announcing a comprehensive ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region from 0:00 Moscow time on the 10th, and Russia deployed peacekeepers in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. On October 31, 2022, the leaders of the three countries held a trilateral meeting on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the southern Russian coastal city of Sochi and issued a joint statement, reaffirming their strict adherence to the relevant consensus reached previously and unanimously agreeing not to use force or threaten with force. (End)