Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev discussed in Munich the issue on signing of framework agreement that will further become the base for the signing of underlying agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Euronews TV channel informed after the Munich meeting.

The source reports that under the discussed agreement, Armenian side will withdraw troops from the controlled territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, retaining control over the corridor connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh. The status of Karabakh will be decided by means of referendum.

As NEWS.am reported earlier after the meeting of two Presidents, OSCE Co-Chair Bernard Fassier stated that the sides have achieved significant progress, however there were some difficulties. French diplomat underlined that Co-Chairs intend to start preparations for the next meeting, but did not clarify where it would take place.

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs called on Azerbaijani President to refrain from making warlike statements. As NEWS.am reported earlier, on the threshold of the meeting, Ilham Aliyev made a number of warlike statements. In particular, he stated that if the hope for talks comes to an end “country is justified in liberating its territories by coercive methods.”