Presidents of Armenia and Russia Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation today at the initiative of the Russian party.

The Presidents of the two countries discussed the latest developments in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. The interlocutors attached importance to the resumption of  negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group with a view of searching for further avenues of Karabakh conflict settlement.

President Putin expressed deep concern over the large-scale clashes, which resulted in a number of casualties.

The Russian President urged the parties to observe the ceasefire regime. He noted that “Russia has not spared and will not spare any effort to contribute to the settlement of the situation.”

The parties agreed to maintain contacts in different formats.