Putin, Armenian premier discuss Nagorno-Karabakh settlement
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the implementation of agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh in a phone call on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a 44-day war over the South Caucasian region in 2020.
Putin and Pashinyan stressed the importance of stepping up joint work to ensure regional stability, as well as the development of transport and logistics infrastructure in the region.
Pashinyan also briefed Putin on his contacts with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and EU Council President Charles Michel on the agreement ending the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The two leaders also spoke about bilateral ties, and both expressed their intention for close cooperation in line with the principles of strategic partnership and alliance.
Relations between the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military illegally occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Upper Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions.
The 44-day conflict in 2020 saw Azerbaijan liberate several cities and over 300 settlements and villages that had been occupied by Armenia for almost three decades.
In November 2020, a tripartite agreement was brokered by Russia to bring an end to the conflict.
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