MOSCOW, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Armenian counterpart Ara Ayvazyan have met to review the implementation of agreements on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Ayvazyan paid a short working visit to Russia on Wednesday and discussed thoroughly with Lavrov "all aspects" of the implementation of the agreements reached by Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders on Nov. 9, 2020 and Jan. 11, the ministry said.
The diplomats focused on the swap of war prisoners between Armenia and Azerbaijan, humanitarian assistance and restoring transport links in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the ministry added.
Lavrov and Ayvazyan noted with satisfaction that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian-Armenian multifaceted allied relations continue to develop vigorously.
Also on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone conversation to discuss the same issue, the Kremlin said.
Putin brokered a truce on Nov. 9 between Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and on Jan. 11 the three leaders agreed on specific measures to restore infrastructure in the region. Enditem