Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Thursday that Moscow would proceed to attempt to mediate a settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan amid ongoing tensions between the 2 archrivals.
“The Russian Federation continues and intends to continue its mediation efforts, primarily fulfilling the agreements that were reached on a trilateral basis,” Peskov stated at a news briefing in Moscow.
He confirmed that Russian President Putin spoke to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in regards to the state of affairs within the Lachin hall, a route connecting Armenia to the Caucasus territory of Karabakh.
“We are very concerned about the tension around the Lachin corridor,” stated Peskov.
Pashinyan claimed earlier this week that Lachin has been out of Russian peacekeepers’ management for 20 days, saying Yerevan might elevate the prospect of changing the Russian peacekeeping mission with U.N. or Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) forces.
Azerbaijan has denied that nongovernmental organizations on the hall protesting “illegal actions” by Armenia are hindering site visitors alongside the route.
The two former Soviet states of Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a 44-day conflict within the fall of 2020 over Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, and 7 adjoining areas.
The conflict, which ended with a Russia-brokered peace deal, noticed Azerbaijan liberate a number of cities and over 300 settlements and villages that had been occupied by Armenia for nearly 30 years.
Putin, Xi talks
The Kremlin additionally confirmed that Putin would maintain a video assembly with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.
The leaders will give attention to bilateral relations and in addition talk about “acute regional problems” in areas near Russia and China “in the spirit of a true strategic partnership,” stated Peskov.
