Stela at the entrance to the village of Sos, Martuni region of Nagorno-Karabakh. File photoYEREVAN, May 24. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed by telephone with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Tuesday the situation in the South Caucasus region and Karabakh, the press service of the Armenian Cabinet reported. «The Secretary of State highly appreciated the efforts of the government of the Republic of Armenia aimed at establishing peace and stability in the region, as well as the process of democratic reforms in Armenia,» the message says. >Putin and the head of the European Council discussed Karabakh. It is noted that the interlocutors exchanged views on the settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh, the opening of regional communications, and regional security issues.» Pashinyan shared his impressions of the trilateral meeting held in Brussels on May 22 (with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and head of the European Council Charles Michel) , emphasizing that the meeting was generally positive, but, unfortunately, after it, comments were made that had nothing to do with the content of the discussions,” the statement says. borders, the opening of regional communications and the establishment of regional stability, the report says. The interlocutors also touched upon the Armenian-Turkish dialogue at the level of special representatives, agreed to continue Armenian-American contacts. At the end of September 2020, military operations resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh actions that became a continuation of the long-term conflict and led to civilian casualties. 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.
The Head of the European Council and the President of Azerbaijan discussed Nagorno-Karabakh
