Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan meetingYEREVAN, Apr 20 > Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at a meeting with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, announced a final agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a number of important issues, including security and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the press service of the Armenian Cabinet reported on Wednesday. According to Pashinyan, he had a productive discussion with President Putin the day before, a joint statement was adopted. «Pashinyan added that a final agreement was reached on a number of important issues, including security, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the unblocking of regional infrastructure and the demarcation process and delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan,» the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said. At the end of September 2020, Nagorno-Karabakh resumed fighting, which became a continuation of a long-term conflict and led to casualties among the civilian population. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but the tripartite agreement reached on the night of November 10 was successful. With the mediation of Moscow, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a complete ceasefire and exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead. Yerevan also handed over to Baku the Kelbajar and Lachin regions, as well as part of the Aghdam region, which since 1994 have been under the control of the unrecognized NKR. In addition, Russian peacekeepers have been stationed in the region.
Russia and Armenia will find ways to increase mutual trade, Pashinyan said
