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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Friday to discuss the situation in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the Lachin Corridor, the Armenian PM’s office said in a statement.

"The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, caused by Azerbaijan’s unlawful blockade of the Lachin Corridor, was discussed during the phone call,” the statement said.

The Armenian premier stressed the importance of consistent steps by the Russian peacekeeping mission to deal with the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Pashinyan and Putin also discussed ways to restore transport links in the South Caucasus.

"The parties discussed the implementation of the trilateral statements the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan adopted on November 9, 2020, on January 11 and November 26, 2021, and on October 31, 2022, including the unblocking of the regional transport infrastructure. They also touched upon Armenian-Russian relations," reads the statement.