In the Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration (more formally, The Declaration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Russian Federation), signed 2 November 2008 in the Meyendorf Castle in

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, the presidents of

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and

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stated their intention to "contribute to a healthier situation in the

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and the establishment of regional stability and security through a political settlement of the

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians until 2023, and seven surrounding districts, inhabited mostly by Azerbai ...

on the basis of the principles and norms of international law and adopted in the framework of decisions and documents". It reaffirmed the importance of continuing the mediation efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group in the light of the Madrid document dated 29 November 2007, and subsequent discussions. The parties reached an agreement that "reach a peaceful settlement that must be accompanied by a legally binding international guarantees all its aspects and stages". According to the Russian co-chair of the

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, Yuri Merzlyakov, the main value of the declaration is that it was the first since 1994, agreed to in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, and concluded "directly between the two conflicting parties".

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Text of declaration
{{Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process Treaties concluded in 2008 Treaties of Armenia Treaties of Azerbaijan Treaties of Russia 2008 in Russia 2008 in Azerbaijan 2008 in Armenia November 2008 in Asia