ALMATY, February 2. /TASS/. Russia favors unblocking transport and economic ties in the South Caucasus, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during talks with his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday.

"We are traditionally in favor of unblocking economic and transport ties in the South Caucasus and consider it important to ensure the implementation of agreements reached by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan," the Russian cabinet chief said. He underscored that "creation of new transport and infrastructure routes is in the interests of all countries of the region".

Pashinyan drew attention to the problem of the Lachin corridor, noting that "a humanitarian crisis is developing in Nagorno-Karabakh". At the same time, he stressed that "the Russian Federation is a key security partner for the Republic of Armenia".