ArmInfo. At the initiative of the French side, a telephone conversation took place between President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
According to the Kremlin's website, the President of Russia expressed his condolences in connection with the terrorist attack that took place in the suburbs of Paris on October 16 - the barbaric murder of a French teacher.
In this context, they reaffirmed their mutual interest in stepping up joint efforts to combat terrorism and the spread of extremist ideology. During the conversation, the development of the situation in the conflict zone around Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed in detail. Vladimir Putin informed about the steps being taken to prevent a further escalation of hostilities and the early resumption of negotiations with a view to a politico-diplomatic settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
The importance of observing the ceasefire agreements reached on October 10 and 17 was emphasized.
The readiness to continue close coordination of Russia and France as co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as through the UN Security Council was stressed.
It was agreed on contacts at various levels.