Russian President Vladimir Putin and acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin press service reported on Thursday following the conversation between the leaders.
"The situation around Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed. The issue of unblocking transport and economic ties in the region was also touched upon," the Kremlin said in a statement.
The conversation also touched upon topical issues of Russian-Armenian cooperation in trade, economic, energy, humanitarian and other fields. It was agreed on further contacts at various levels.
Two days earlier Putin met in Moscow with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The leaders also discussed the situation in the South Caucasus. At the meeting the Russian president thanked his colleague for the compromise solutions to resolve the situation in the region.
In addition, the sides discussed the unblocking of transport and economic ties in Transcaucasia.
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Based on materials from TASS