MOSCOW, 12 January (BelTA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan in a phone call on 12 January, BelTA learned from the Kremlin press service.
“Taking into account Armenia's chairmanship in the CSTO, the parties exchanged opinions on the course of the CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan," the press service said. “The parties welcomed the efficient coordinated action by the peacekeeping contingent that facilitated the normalization of the situation in the country."
The Russian president and the Armenian prime minister also discussed Nagorno-Karabakh and certain issues regarding the implementation of the agreements formalized in the statements of the Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders of 9 November 2020, 11 January and 26 November 2021. “Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan agreed to continue contacts at different levels,” the Kremlin said.