Russian President Vladimir Putin met with visiting Armenian Prime Minister pashnian on the 19th. The two sides agreed to strengthen trilateral cooperation among Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the Kremlin website, the leaders of the two countries exchanged views on cooperation in political, economic, military and other fields, and discussed regional and international hot issues of common concern. During the meeting, Putin welcomed pashnian's official visit to Russia on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Pashnian said that Russia is a strategic ally of Armenia and the two countries have carried out effective cooperation in the Eurasian Economic Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the collective security treaty organization. According to the joint statement issued after the meeting, the leaders of the two countries agreed to strengthen trilateral cooperation among Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to promote the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the whole region; We agree to continue to carry out constructive work within the framework of the regular meetings of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, implement the ceasefire agreement, solve urgent humanitarian problems as soon as possible, and solve the problem of Nagorny Karabakh (Nagorny Karabakh) region through political and diplomatic means. The statement said that the leaders of the two countries expressed concern about the implementation of unilateral restrictive measures by some countries, and the two countries will jointly overcome the challenges faced in the fields of food and energy security and logistics; Both parties agree not to provide their territory to third parties for activities in the field of biosafety aimed at each other's interests; The two sides recognized the key role of the collective security treaty organization in ensuring regional stability. At the invitation of pashnian, Putin will visit Armenia during the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in the second half of this year. In the statement, Russia and Asia also made plans for bilateral cooperation in various fields. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia due to the ownership of the Naka region. In 1994, the two sides reached an agreement on a comprehensive ceasefire, but the two countries have been in a state of hostility due to the Nagorno Karabakh issue, and armed conflicts have occurred from time to time. In September 2020, a new round of conflict broke out between the two countries due to the Naka issue. On November 9 of the same year, the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a statement announcing a comprehensive ceasefire in the Naka region from 0:00 Moscow time on the 10th. (Xinhua News Agency)