November 7, 2008 - 16:48 AMT
One more agreement on Karabakh should be signed before final deal
Parties to Karabakh conflict should sign an agreement on the base principles before a final deal, Armenian President said.

"Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been instructed to continue talks on the basis of Madrid principles. If we agree on them, we will seal a final treaty," Serzh Sargsyan said after talks with European Commission President in Brussels, Armenia TV channel reports.

During the November 2 meeting, the Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan pledged to intensify negotiations to end the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The declaration envisages resolution of the conflict on the basis of principles and norms of the international law as well as agreements and documents concluded in this framework.

Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev also instructed their foreign ministers to activate the negotiation process, in collaboration with the co-chairs of the OSCE's Minsk Group.