Public Television of Armenia Jan 28 2009 Armenian, Azeri leaders note "dynamism", "progress" in Karabakh talks - minister [Presenter] The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents, Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev, had a meeting in Zurich [Switzerland] today. The first phase of the meeting was held by the two countries' foreign ministers, with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen and the personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in office in attendance. A tete-a-tete meeting between the presidents, which lasted for an hour, continued at an expanded format later. [Haylur correspondent Artak Aleksanyan reporting from Zurich] The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents arrived in Zurich airport an hour apart from each other. The Armenian president arrived in Zurich airport first and then Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived. The Azerbaijani delegation was informed that Armenia marks the 17th anniversary of the Armenian armed forces today. The meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents [at an expanded format] lasted for more than two hours., The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen and the personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office also joined the presidents following the tete-a-tete meeting. After the meeting, the two countries' foreign ministers noted dynamism in the negotiating process. The meeting that lasted for more than two hours was productive. [Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan speaking in Russian with overlaid Armenian translation] The two presidents noted that there was dynamism from the standpoint of these meetings' regular nature and that there is progress from the standpoint that both presidents much better understand each other's positions and the current difficulties. [Correspondent] Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov noted that it was still early to sign a framework agreement. On the other hand, there remains three or four questions which should also be agreed. [Mammadyarov speaking in Russian with overlaid Armenian translation] There was mutual understanding between the two sides. However, there are some questions which have not yet been agreed. Meetings held between the two presidents are aimed at resolving these questions. This is a process [during which] we should move ahead, because there is no other way. [Nalbandyan] Indeed, the talk is about drawing up the settlement principles. After an agreement is reached on the main settlement principles, the sides will start working out a basic document.