Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation on Saturday, during which they discussed cooperation within the CSTO. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.

The telephone conversation took place at the initiative of the Armenian side.

“Taking into account the current chairmanship of Armenia in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the prospects for further cooperation within the CSTO were discussed,” the report says.

Putin and Pashinyan also discussed the agreements recorded in the tripartite statements of the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.

During the conversation, the expediency of continuing work through the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group was noted.

Putin also informed Pashinyan, at his request, about the progress of negotiations with the United States and its allies on Russian security guarantees, the Kremlin press service reported.

“At the request of Pashinyan, the Russian President briefly informed about the progress of negotiations with the United States and its allies on security guarantees for the Russian Federation,” the Kremlin said in a statement.