The trilateral meeting of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russian presidents held at the Russian leader`s Mayendorf residence in Moscow. After the meeting Ilham Aliev, Serzh Sargsyan and Dmitry Medvedev signed joint declaration on Dagliq Karabakh. President Dmitry Medvedev acquainted journalists with the text of the Declaration and stated that the presidents had discussed concretely the perspectives of the regulation of the Daqliq Qarabaq conflict through political means and through continuing a direct dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Presidents declare that they will contribute to improve the situation in the South Caucasus and ensure stability and security in the region according to the principles and norms of the international law as well as the resolutions and documents adopted within this framework and will create favorable conditions for economic development and overall cooperation in the region. The presidents confirm the importance of continuing the mediation efforts by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, taking into account their meeting with the sides in Madrid on November 29, 2007 and the following talks, to further develop the basic principles of the political settlement. The document implies that a peaceful settlement must be accompanied by legally binding international guarantees of all its aspects and stages. The Declaration points out that the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to continue the work – including during their following high-level contacts – on coordinating efforts towards political settlement of the Daqliq Qarabaq conflict, and have instructed their foreign ministers to intensify further steps in the talks process in collaboration with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. The Presidents consider it important to encourage creation of conditions for realizing measures to strengthen confidence in the context of settlement efforts. The document was signed in the presence of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.