YEREVAN. – The meeting with Azerbaijani president, in all likelihood, is a new stage of talks on Karabakh and new beginning, Armenian President said.

President Serzh Sargsyan commented on the meeting in Vienna during consultations at the Ministry of Culture on Friday.

“It is difficult to speak about shift in talks, but after the meeting when I was asked about my assessments, I replied briefly “Normal”.  I really think it was normal. Normal in the sense that this meeting actually means, in all likelihood, a new round of negotiations and a new beginning. We have not met for almost two year and this means that high-level talks were stopped,” President said.

Serzh Sargsyan said he saw Azerbaijani leader’s wish to solve the problem, but this is not enough.

“We have the same desire. I personally wish that the problem were resolved as quickly as possible However, the conditions under which the President of Azerbaijan wants to solve the problem and on what terms do I – that is the matter,” President emphasized.

President Sargsyan assessed the meeting as a positive one, adding that the presidents had already instructed foreign ministers to start talks in early December “based on our new instructions.”

“In December, the co-chairs will visit the region, and probably agreement to meet in the near future, which we have achieved with the President of Azerbaijan, will become a reality, based on the results of these meetings,” he concluded.