UNITED NATIONS, November 27. / TASS /. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for Guterres, said on Saturday.

“The Secretary-General welcomes the November 26 trilateral meeting between the Prime Minister of Armenia [Nikol Pashinyan], the President of Azerbaijan [Ilham Aliyev], and the President of the Russian Federation [Vladimir Putin], and takes note of their joint statement. He welcomes the role of the Russian Federation in facilitating continued contacts and dialogue, ”Haq said in a statement.

According to the spokesperson, Guterres “is encouraged by the resumption of direct engagement at the highest level between Armenia and Azerbaijan and their re-engagement to fully implement the trilateral declarations of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021 and take concrete steps to increase stability in the region. “

“It reiterates the UN principled position that lasting peace can only be achieved through dialogue and urges the parties to resolve outstanding issues to this end through all available formats, including under the auspices of the Co-Chairs. of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, United States and France – TASS), “he said.

“The United Nations stands ready to support all of these efforts, including providing humanitarian, recovery and peacebuilding assistance on the ground,” Haq added.

On Friday, Putin, Aliyev and Pashinyan held trilateral talks at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, which lasted nearly three hours and resulted in a joint statement. In addition, the Russian President held bilateral meetings with the President of Azerbaijan as well as with the Prime Minister of Armenia.