President of Russia Vladimir Putin hopes for a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh, RIA Novosti reported.

“I hope we never use the terms “Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” again. I hope we move on to the discussion on other issues,” Putin said during a consultation devoted to the solutions to humanitarian issues in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Among the participants of the consultation were Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Director of the Federal Security Service Aleksandr Bortnikov and Minister of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev.