Determination of status of the Nagorno-Karabakh is a basic of the Madrid principles, but Armenian forces must leave the occupied territories of Azerbaijan to improve the atmosphere in the region, press-secretary of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev said today, Trend reports.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is on a visit to Khankendi to mark the 20th anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh independence.