Slovenian President Danilo Turk called on promoting Russia's European security initiatives. He also proposed discussing other international issues, including frozen conflicts in the region, during his talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, ITAR-TASS reported.
"We appreciate your contribution in resolving various conflicts, particular in Nagorno-Karabakh and Transnistria," he said today at a meeting with Medvedev. "It would be interesting to hear your opinion about these issues."
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
He said Russia made an initiative on Europe's strategic security a year and a half ago, which was welcomed by Slovenia.
"Today, we live in a multipolar world and security system must be organized in a new way," Turk said.
He said the NATO Lisbon summit and Russia last year showed that progress has begun on the initiative. One must make every effort to promote it, he said.