MOSCOW, March 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed in their telephone conversation the course of the implementation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, the Kremlin’s press office said in a statement on Wednesday.

"Issues concerning the course of the trilateral agreements’ implementation between leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in regard to the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, as well as issues regarding the ceasefire and restoration of the transportation and logistical communications in the South Caucasus were discussed," according to the statement.

The Kremlin’s press office added in its statement that a mutual agreement was reached during the talks between Putin and Pashinyan to maintain the strategic partnership between Russia and Armenia.

"A visit of the Armenian prime minister to Russia was likely to be scheduled in the nearest perspective," the statement added.

On November 26, 2021, the trilateral negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan marking the first anniversary of the signing of a joint statement on a complete ceasefire and an end to all military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, 2020, took place in Sochi.

The parties agreed to take steps to improve stability and security on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. They also stipulated the necessity of establishing a bilateral commission on the state border delimitation with its subsequent demarcation. Russia will provide consultative assistance at the request of the parties.

The problem of demarcating the Armenian-Azerbaijani border emerged in the fall of 2020 when seven districts adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh came under Baku’s control, and the border between the two countries started to run along an area in close proximity to the Syunik and Gegharkunik Provinces. The situation there remains tense.