Putin called Aliyev and Pashinyan

Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. This was reported by the Kremlin press service, specifying that the contacts took place on March 11 and 12.

“It was stated with satisfaction that the ceasefire regime in Nagorno-Karabakh is strictly observed, and the situation in the region remains generally stable and calm,” the message says.

The leaders considered the practical aspects of the implementation of the agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh, recorded in the trilateral statements of November 9 last and January 11 this year. They also touched upon issues related to the unblocking of economic and transport ties in the South Caucasus, and “in this context, the activities of the trilateral working group at the level of deputy prime ministers were noted in a positive way.