Putin and Erdogan mull regulation process in Karabakh

Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement over the phone, Report informs, citing Kremlin's press release.

According to the statement, the Turkish leader highly appreciated the Russian Federation's steps to ensure the stabilization of the region's situation, the progressive implementation of the trilateral agreements of November 9, 2020, and January 11, 2021.

Putin informed Erdogan about the results of recent contacts with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"The sides expressed a mutual opinion on the need to intensify work on the restoration of the transport infrastructure in the South Caucasus," the message reads.

The Russian and Turkish leaders also discussed several issues, including plans for constructing the Istanbul Canal. "The Russian side stressed the importance of maintaining the current regime of the Black Sea Straits under the provisions of the 1936 Montreux Convention to ensure regional stability and security," the document says.