YEREVAN. – Direct dialogue between Yerevan and Baku must not be end in itself, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev told the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent.

“There was a dialogue, but it has been canceled. As to a direct dialogue, everything will depend on preparation for it. There must be serious preparation, serious issues. This must not be a meeting for the sake of a meeting. There must be a discussion with some decisions. It depends on presidents,” Mammad-Guliyev said on the margins of informal meeting of the FMs of Eastern partnership member countries.

In his recent statement conveyed by U.S. Co-Chair James Warlick, Barack Obama urged President Sargsyan to use an opportunity for a direct dialogue with Azerbaijan in the months ahead and “to avail yourself of the co-chairs’ time and experience.” Similar message was conveyed to Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev.