Pashinyan, Putin discuss steps for ensuring security in Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, April 1 to discuss the steps being taken to ensure security and stability in Nagorno-Karabakh, amid tension caused by the incursion of the Azerbaijani troops into the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers Karabakh.

According to a statement from Pashinyan's office, the need for the full implementation of the agreements reached in trilateral statements signed by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021 was reaffirmed.

Azerbaijan has broken into Nagorno-Karabakh, and the incursion has left three Armenian soldiers dead and at least 14 others injured. On March 24, Azerbaijan stormed into the zone of the responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in the area and is refusing to completely withdraw its forces from strategic heights.