Medvedev and Sargsyan hold bilateral meeting in Sochi ahead of discussions on Karabakh. Medvedev speaks of "difficult challenges in our region".

Russian president Dimitri Medvedev had a bilateral meeting in Sochi this morning with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

President Medvedev said it was a good tradition to have these winter meetings in Sochi. He looked forward to discussing bilateral issues with his Armenian counterpart ahead of the trilateral discussions on the Karabakh question.

source: commonspace.eu with the press service of the president of Russia

photo: Dimitri Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan at the start of their bilateral meeting in Sochi on 23 January 2011 (picture courtesy of the Press Service of the president of Russia)

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