Putin, Aliyev discuss preparation of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal

>Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev discussed the Russian leader’s recent visit to Baku and the preparation of the Azerbaijani-Armenian peace treaty by telephone, the Kremlin press service reported.

>“The leaders commended the successful results of the Russian President’s recent state visit to Azerbaijan. It was noted that the consistent implementation of the agreements reached during the talks will contribute to the further deepening of allied relations between Russian and Azerbaijan,” the press release said.

>Referring to the situation in the South Caucasus, the Presidents touched upon the preparation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty, delimitation and demarcation of the border, as well as unblocking of transport corridors.

>Putin reiterated Moscow’s readiness to continue to assist Baku and Yerevan in developing mutually acceptable solutions.

>The Russian leader paid a state visit to Azerbaijan on August 18-19. On August 23, Putin called Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to inform him about the results of the Baku visit.

Reminder that the Azerbaijani and Turkish FMs also discussed Armenia recently.