YEREVAN. - It is time for the parties to the Karabakh conflict to voice their positions on the basic principles of the conflict settlement, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan told a briefing in Strasbourg.

“I am going to Kazan in high spirit and in anticipation of a constructive dialogue. Later it will be clear how the talks will end,” he said noting that talks on Nagorno-Karabakh started long ago and the sides have already managed to discuss many issues.

Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will arrive in Kazan on June 24 to attend a traditional Russian President’s Cup horse race at the invitation of Dmitry Medvedev.

Earlier, Presidents of Russia, France and Armenia issued a joint statement on Nagorno-Karabakh within the framework of G8 Summit, on May 26.

They called upon the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to demonstrate their political will by finalizing the Basic Principles during their upcoming summit in June.