Russian President Vladimir Putin and Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh in a phone call.

Two leaders also focused on the issue of “unblocking transport and economic ties in the region”. They also discussed the key issues of Russian-Armenian cooperation on the trade-economic, energy, humanitarian and other fronts. They agreed to continue contacts at different levels.

Two days earlier, Putin met in Moscow with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The leaders discussed the situation in the South Caucasus among other issues.