Armenia, Azerbaijan will attend Moscow talks: Russia

Russia said Friday that Armenia and Azerbaijan had agreed to meet in Moscow for negotiations on ending the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, after President Vladimir Putin called for talks.

“Baku and Yerevan have confirmed their participation in the consultations in Moscow,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told AFP.

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“Active preparations are underway,” she said, with the talks expected to take place later on Friday and involve the two countries’ foreign ministers.

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