Our conversation with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, yesterday was mainly devoted to the danger of escalation [of tension] in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during his press conference today—and referring to the remark that after the tripartite meeting in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Azerbaijan started talking about integration, and to the questions as to whether it can be assumed that Russia is in favor of that integration, and what Russia's position is on this matter.

"I do not consider it correct to voice the position of the Russian Federation on these issues, especially since the Russian Federation has repeatedly voiced its position," Pashinyan said.

Regarding his telephone conversation yesterday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pashinyan said that he conveyed the information and impressions he had, and also emphasized that there are problems in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.

"For me, the most important issue in the context of Armenia-Russia relations is that something very unexpected happened in Nagorno-Karabakh, when a protest of the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh took place in front of the headquarters of the Russian peacekeeping contingent; this is a concern. And I considered it necessary to convey these concerns to the President of the Russian Federation", he said.