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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev called President Vladimir Putin’s efforts on normalization of situation in Nagorno-Karabakh ‘precision work’ on Monday, TASS reported. 

Speaking in an interview for the media, he reminded about the 2016 escalation between Azerbaijan and Armenia, adding that "a roadmap was prepared at the time, but, unfortunately, the two countries did not use it the," which "led to a new conflict, a prolonged one, with many victims."

"It is very good that, thanks to the efforts of the Russian President – and this was precision work, I watched Vladimir Vladimirovich work once, he engaged in hours-long discussions with all participants of this conflict –without this work, this conflict could have continued right now," Medvedev underscored.

He added that "it is a huge work that both Armenia and Azerbaijan should be very grateful for to the Russian president."

Medvedev said that after the "hot phase" of the conflict ended in November 2020, "the situation has mostly settled, and this is the most important thing, people don’t die, and there are opportunities for development."