Official Yerevan considers the Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting in Astrakhan a beneficial and important one.

Following the meeting, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian informed journalists that the three Presidents discussed details of the peace process. They re-affirmed the Meyendorff Declaration and stressed that a political settlement of the problem requires further efforts to bolster the ceasefire regime and strengthen confidence-building measures. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents agreed that their first step would be an immediate exchange of prisoners of war and the return of the bodies of those killed. The Foreign Ministers were instructed to continue work and try to reach an agreement on the basic settlement principle before the OSCE conference in Astana.

NEWS.am reminds readers that the 7th Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting was held in Astrakhan, Oct. 27.