President of Russia Vladimir Putin had phone conversations with Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders.

The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed, Kremlin reported.

The leaders had an in-depth discussion of the recent developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

“Expressing serious concern at the large-scale armed clashes, which led to numerous casualties, Vladimir Putin has called on both sides to urgently ensure a complete cessation of hostilities and to observe the ceasefire. It was noted that Russia will carry out and implement the necessary mediatory steps to promote the normalization of the situation,” Kremlin said in a statement.

The importance of resuming talks with the assistance of the OSCE Minsk Group was emphasized.                                                                    

It was agreed to continue contacts in different formats.