Putin says he is in constant contact with Armenian leader on Karabakh issue

YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday in Vladivostok that they were in constant contact on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, TASS reported.

"Of course, one of the most sensitive issues is the security situation around Nagorno-Karabakh. We are in constant contact," Putin said.

According to the Russian leader, relations between the two countries are developing in all directions. Putin also recalled Armenian-Russian cooperation within the framework of intergovernmental organizations, including the CSTO. He said also that Uzbekistan will host soon a series of event involving members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, where "we will have another opportunity to see each other again and talk with all our colleagues.’

On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijani armed forces, backed by Turkey and foreign mercenaries and terrorists, attacked Nagorno-Karabakh along the entire front line using rocket and artillery weapons, heavy armored vehicles, military aircraft and prohibited types of weapons such as cluster bombs and  phosphorus weapons.

 After 44 days of the war, on November 9, the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a statement on the cessation of all hostilities. According to the document, the town of Shushi, the districts of Agdam, Kelbajar and Lachin were handed over to Azerbaijan, with the exception of a 5-kilometer corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia. 

A Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed along the contact line in Karabakh and along the corridor. -0-