(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 17

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Presidents of Russia Vladimir Putin and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, said Erdogan summing the results of his visit to Russia, "Star" newspaper reported.

According to Erdogan, Armenia must comply with the UN Security Council resolutions.

The talks between the presidents of Russia and Turkey took place on November 13 in Sochi.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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