MOSCOW, Aug 11: Russian President Vladmir Putin held a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, discussing with him the trilateral meeting in Washington between him, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said in a statement.
The Kremlin, releasing an official statement said “Nikol Pashinyan presented a detailed account of the outcomes of his August 8 meeting in Washington with President of the United States Donald Trump and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev”.
Putin emphasised the importance of steps aimed at ensuring lasting peace between Yerevan and Baku, reaffirming Russia’s readiness to assist, in keeping with the top-level trilateral declarations of 2020 2022, in the comprehensive normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the unblocking of regional transport links, said the statement.
Putin informed Pashinyan about the main outcomes of his conversation with US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and the preparations for the meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska.
“The Prime Minister of Armenia welcomed the steps aimed at achieving a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis,” he said.
The two leaders reportedly conversed on “several current bilateral matters with a focus on further expanding trade and investment cooperation, as well as working together within the Eurasian Economic Union.” (UNI)
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