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By Sara Rajabova

Russian President and Turkish Prime Minister have discussed the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Moscow during the Turkish official's visit to Russia.

President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict following the narrow format talks, RIA Novosti reported.

"There are common actions that we must take," Erdogan said at a meeting of the High Level Cooperation Council between Russia and Turkey on November 22.

"The talks on these topics allowed us to create a platform to resolve these issues," Erdogan said.

According to Erdogan, Russia and Turkey have obligations in the region in terms of the Armenian -Azerbaijani conflict settlement.

Turkey broke off diplomatic relation and closed borders with Armenia because of its aggressive policy.

A precarious cease-fire between Azerbaijan and Armenia was reached after a lengthy war that displaced over a million Azerbaijanis and has been in place between the two South Caucasus countries since 1994. Since the hostilities, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenia's withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been enforced to this day.

Peace talks, mediated by Russia, France and the U.S. through the OSCE Minsk Group, are underway on the basis of a peace outline proposed by the Minsk Group co-chairs and dubbed the Madrid Principles. So far these negotiations have proved unsuccessful.