He said they discussed the Nagorno Karabakh problem as well. “The OSCE Minsk Group framework is more appropriate for the peaceful solution of the problem and we hope that this solution will be found soon”.

Papoulias said both bilateral and international issues were discussed at the meeting. He noted that Greece gives great importance to the EU Eastern Partnership program. “In this context, we support the negotiations on the associative agreement between Azerbaijan and EU. I told President Aliyev that Azerbaijan can rely on the support of Greece on this issue”.