Putin holds talks with Aliyev and Sargsyan

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held telephone talks with Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan. The Russian leader expressed serious concern about the large-scale fighting on the frontline that led to numerous victims.

Vladimir Putin also urged to stop the hostilities as soon as possible and return to a ceasefire, assuring that the continuation of the Russian mediation activities will be aimed at the normalization of the situation.

The need for a return to the negotiations between Baku and Yerevan under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group in order to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was stressed by President Putin.