Russian and French leaders discuss situation in Karabakh

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Karabakh during a telephone conversation, according to the Kremlin press service.

"The situation around Nagorno-Karabakh was considered. It was stated with satisfaction that the situation remains calm, systematic work continues on the implementation of the Statements of the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021," the statement reads.

"Mutual readiness to coordinate on various aspects of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement was expressed, including through the OSCE Minsk Group," the Kremlin press service added.