MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Sargsyan held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following the meeting, the Armenian president thanked Putin for his efforts to help resolve the crisis in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
"I am confident that Armenia will only benefit from an increase in Russia’s role in our region," Sargsyan said at a press conference.
Earlier on Wednesday, Putin reiterated that Moscow was interested in the easing of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh and expressed hope that a compromise could be reached in the dispute.
The latest wave of violence erupted in Azerbaijan's Armenian-dominated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on April 2, 2016, and led to multiple casualties. The parties to the conflict signed a Russia-brokered ceasefire on April 5, but accusations of truce violations persist.
