The panel discussions held between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the framework of the Munich Security Conference are also in focus of the Japanese media.
The leading mass media outlets of Japan, as well as Kyodo Agency, "Nikkei" newspaper, "47news", "Chunichi", "Shikiku", "Okinavatimes", "Nishinippon", "Tokyo" and "Kyoto", have paid special attention to the debate held for the first time between the Azerbaijani President and the Armenian PM.
It is noted in the articles that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for the first time in front of the public within the framework of the Munich Security Conference.
It is emphasized that Nagorno-Karabakh belonging to Azerbaijan is in fact under Armenia's control. The fact that President Ilham Aliyev noted that Nagorno-Karabakh is the historical Azerbaijani land is especially highlighted. It is underlined that the Azerbaijani leader proposed the resolution of the conflict in stages and that the relations would normalize only after that.
The media outlets noted that President Ilham Aliyev said that the participation of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiations as a party did not have any legal and historical basis.
The history of Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is also reflected in the publications.