Pashinian told Putin about the approval of the draft of the peace agreement and the establishment of interstate relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the completion of negotiations on the letter of the agreement, the statement said.

During the conversation the leaders also discussed issues of regional and bilateral relations.

On Friday, the Armenian Foreign Ministry confirmed the completion of talks on a peace agreement with Baku and noted that the document is ready for signing.

Both the date and place of signing are yet to be slated.

Armenia and Azerbaijan fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh, since that territory, with a majority Armenian population, decided to secede in 1988 from the then Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.

The first, in 1992-1994, ended with the victory of the secessionists; during the second, in 2020, Baku regained several districts and military dominance on the ground.

In 2022, Baku and Yerevan, mediated by Russia, the United States and the European Union, began discussing the future peace treaty.

In September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military operation that resulted in the disarmament and self-dissolution of the Armenian militias of Nagorno-Karabakh and, finally, in the announcement that this rebel republic ceased to exist as of January 1, 2024.

Almost all Armenians of the enclave, who were the majority community, fled to Armenia.

On December 7, 2023, Baku and Yerevan affirmed in a joint statement that there is a historic opportunity to achieve the long-awaited peace in the South Caucasus region.

They also confirmed the intention to normalize relations and reach a peace treaty on the basis of respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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