The European Union supports all forms of regional cooperation and constructive dialogue meant to intensify relations between countries in the region, the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy chief said.

"The EU welcomes the Moscow declaration of November 2 and the Helsinki declaration of December 4, which confirm the sides' aspiration for a peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict," Javier Solana said.

Solana called on the sides to continue the constructive dialogue.

"Today's impulse should not be lost. Progress in Karabakh talks will also help normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia," he said, Trend Azeri news agency reports.