Contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are not planned on the anniversary of the signing of the trilateral statement on Karabakh, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.
“Today no contacts on this matter are planned. Regarding communication with Baku and Yerevan, Moscow does it at various levels and exclusively on a regular basis,” he said.
“Regarding any further trilateral dialogue, if and when such an arrangement is made, we will inform you. Currently, there are no any specific arrangements,” the Kremlin spokesman added.
The statement signed on November 9 last year by Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict is extremely important, Peskov said.
"We consider the documents that are one year old now extremely important - important for both Azerbaijan and Armenia. Documents that enabled to end the war and stand on the path to the peaceful development of the regional economy and infrastructure," the Kremlin spokesperson told reporters.
"Russian peacekeepers, the Russian contingent are carrying out their functions in the region, ensuring security, monitoring the ceasefire regime, and the return of refugees; this is extremely important," Peskov added.
On Monday, Peskov told journalists that the exact date for negotiations of Putin, Aliyev and Pashinyan via a videoconference is not arranged, but preparations have been underway. Earlier, the information appeared in the media over a meeting of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia allegedly scheduled for November 9.