Russia and Azerbaijan believe that there is an opportunity to find a compromise on the Karabakh settlement issue, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a joint press conference with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.

According to him, they have an understanding that there are opportunities to reach a compromise in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, TASS reported.

The case is not easy, the FM said adding that this conflict is one of the longest in the CIS space.