The meeting between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, took place in Sochi.

In his speech, the President of the Russian Federation stated: "Dear Nikol Vova, as we agreed in Kazakhstan, we are meeting today in Sochi. Sochi was also chosen as the meeting place by you and President Aliyev. We have never met here in such a format. Sorry for the fall weather, but there's nothing you can do. The main thing is not that; the main thing is an opportunity to meet and talk.

In practice, we had already started that discussion when we met in Astana to deal with such a severe and protracted issue, such a problem. That is why we are implementing your initiative.

Recently, on your initiative, a meeting of the CSTO states' leaders was held remotely. We see our partners' approaches and what is happening on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and around Karabagh. That conflict has been dragging on for decades; that's why it should be finished at some point; I agree with that. I know you have the political will for it, and we support it in every way. We should, of course, find the key moments with you now and then in a tripartite format that will allow us to move forward.

I will allow myself to recall how we reached the agreement to cease the armed conflict. And even then, we all assumed that the most important thing is to establish peace and provide conditions for development, including the development of Armenia's economy, the unblocking of transport infrastructure, the creation of new routes, all issues related to the development of the economy and the social sphere. , after all, that's what we work for. It is all planned in the interest of the people. That's why we need to talk about all these issues today, and I hope we will move forward.

We always proceed from the fact that Armenia is our strategic partner and ally, as I said at the meeting with the leaders of the CSTO, from ancient times until today. That's why this is a unique situation for us anyway. I hope that today we can take steps toward settlement. I'm glad to see you."

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan - "Thank you, dear Vladimir Vladimir.

First, thank you for the invitation and for organizing today's tripartite meeting. Of course, the plan for our relations is extensive, but with your permission, I will focus on regional security issues in the opening speech.

Last week at the Valdai debating club, you raised the issue of a possible peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, highlighting some critical parameters of this process related to Nagorno-Karabakh, claiming that you would support the choice of principles that the Armenian side would express in favor of.

I discussed this during the last closed session of the CSTO Collective Security Council with your participation. I want to emphasize again the approaches proposed by the Russian side in the project, "The main principles and parameters of the establishment of interstate relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia" regarding Nagorno Karabakh, are acceptable to us.

Please support the proposal to refer to this document in the text of a possible statement based on the results of today's tripartite meeting. Armenia has proposed, but we have yet to confirm that the Russian side supports this proposal. This does in no way contradict the arrangements reached in Prague on October 6 of this year. During the Prague negotiations, I was guided by your public statements, including those regarding Nagorno Karabakh.

Dear Vladimir Vladimiri,

The issue of the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, which they invaded in March of this year, is critical to us. Contrary to agreements at the highest level, Azerbaijani troops have not yet left the area of ​​responsibility of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh. I hope this issue will be resolved due to today's discussions.

As for the process of demarcation of the state border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, before the beginning of demarcation works, we have repeatedly emphasized that it must be preceded by the creation of mechanisms to increase the level of stability and security on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. Russia's position was that the formation and work of the border delimitation commission itself would become a border security mechanism.

At that time, we did not share this position, but in the end, we decided to rely on the interpretation of our strategic ally, Russia. Despite this, on September 13 of this year, Azerbaijan initiated a new aggression against Armenia and occupied new territories of our country. 

The precise position of the Russian Federation on this issue is significant for us, according to which it is necessary to withdraw the Azerbaijani troops to the exit positions as of May 11, 2021.

As for unblocking regional communications, you know that Armenia is very interested in it. And we are ready to take concrete decisions at any time, based on point 9 of the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, and the trilateral declaration of January 11, 2021. In this context, we also rely on your decree of November 9, 2020, "On measures aimed at maintaining peace in Nagorno-Karabakh," and your TV message of November 9, 2020, which reflect our agreements.

And the essence of the question is as follows. Communications passing through the territory of the Republic of Armenia must be under the Republic of Armenia's complete control and operated by the Republic of Armenia's legislation. Russia's FSS border service should supervise the above agreements' implementation.

Dear Vladimir Vladimiri,

I want to emphasize the importance of the release and repatriation of all Armenian citizens in Azerbaijan. Even though we have discussed this issue dozens of times, contrary to the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, the problem has not been resolved until now.

Thank you: I would like to thank you once again for your efforts for peace, stability, and security in the South Caucasus."