MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss the implementation of the trilateral agreements between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh among other issues, the Kremlin press service said on Monday.
Putin and Pashinyan "looked into practical aspects of putting into practice the entire set of the 2020-2022 agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, including moves to ensure stability and security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, restore economic and transport ties in the region and prepare a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan," the Kremlin said.
"Discussing the current situation around Nagorno-Karabakh, Putin stressed the importance of settling any issues that arise in a constructive manner, keeping close contact and interaction between the parties and Russian peacekeepers," the Kremlin said.
On March 6, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia was deeply concerned about escalating tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh and was calling on the sides to exercise restraint.
"We express serious concern about the escalating tensions in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. There have been repeated ceasefire violations in recent days. An armed incident that took place on March 5 resulted in loss of life on both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides," the diplomat said.
"What has happened reaffirms that it’s imperative that Baku and Yerevan promptly return to negotiations as part of the implementation of the provisions of the trilateral statements by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia of November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021, as well as October 31, 2022, including those relating to the unblocking of regional lines of communication, the delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the preparation of a peace treaty," she said in a statement.