Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan today had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

As reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, the interlocutors touched upon the Armenian-Russian bilateral and multilateral cooperation and the issues on the international and regional agendas.

The foreign ministers discussed a broad range of issues related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Minister Mirzoyan reaffirmed Armenia’s willingness to continue the activities within the scope and under the mandate of the Chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group in order to achieve a lasting and comprehensive peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the known principles and elements.

The parties attached importance to addressing the humanitarian issues that emerged after the 44-day war. Mirzoyan stressed the need for the unconditional return of Armenian prisoners of war and other persons held in Azerbaijan, as well as the preservation of the Armenian religious, historical and cultural heritage in the territories that are currently under Azerbaijani control.

The foreign ministers also touched upon the course of implementation of the statements signed on November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021 and the implementation of the commitments assumed under those statements.