Russia will see that Azerbaijan and Armenia find a compromise solution to the Karabakh conflict which will be acceptable to the parties, Russian President Vladimir Putting said, Interfax reports.

In his words, this is an issue “which we have inherited from the Soviet past”.

“I know how serious an issue this is for Azerbaijan and Armenia. We will strive for one end: We will see that Armenia and Azerbaijan find a solution which will be compromise but acceptable for both parties,” Putin said at the meeting with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

The Russian leader also added that “there shouldn’t be winners here, but the winners should be the people of the two countries and both states should have a feeling that they have solved this complex issue in the interests of the current and coming generations.”

On Monday, Vladimir Putin arrived in Baku to take part in a trilateral meeting between the Russian, Azerbaijani and Iranian leaders.