Baku has put forward five basic principles for the normalization of relations with Yerevan and believes that normalization can be achieved on this basis, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Sochi.

"The trilateral declaration signed two years ago put an end to years of conflict. Now it is time to talk and act towards normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. And of course, we appreciate, your personal role in this matter.

Azerbaijan relatively recently put forward five main principles, on the basis of which relations between Yerevan and Baku should be normalized. These are all fundamental principles of international law, and I think that normalization can be achieved on this basis. The Karabakh conflict is already history. It was resolved two years ago, so in this context there is almost nothing to discuss, and the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations is a format which requires very serious steps. And we are counting on your active, personal role and that of Russia in achieving these goals," he said.