Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau spoke over the phone on Monday, March 14 and discussed the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, highlighting the comprehensive settlement of the conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship aimed at ensuring stability and peace in the region.

According to a press release from Pashinyan's office, the two exchanged views on the processes taking place in the South Caucasus, including the opportunities of delimitation and demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the Armenian-Turkish dialogue.

Pashinyan also thanked the Canadian side for its readiness to support the development of democratic institutions in our country and the reforms being implemented in that direction. The Prime Minister attached importance to the recent visit of Canada's Special Envoy to Europe Stéphane Dion to Armenia, and expressed hope that the meetings and discussions will strengthen cooperation between the governments of the two countries in various fields. Pashinyan stressed that the Armenian Government will continue to move in the path of advancing the agenda for the development of democratic institutions.

Trudeau, meanwhile, expressed the readiness of the Government of Canada to further contribute to the strengthening of democracy in Armenia and the deepening of bilateral ties in various fields.

The situation in Ukraine was also on the table.