Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev welcomed the opening of the joint Russian-Turkish center to control the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh.

The center opened today in Azerbaijan, the Kremlin press service reported.

The hope was expressed that the activities of the center will contribute to further stabilization of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and the proper observance of the agreements fixed in the statement of the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia dated November 9, 2020.

Some topical issues of Russian-Azerbaijani bilateral cooperation were discussed as well.