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Putin, Pashinyan discuss situation on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia November 10, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via REUTERS.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border during a phone call on Tuesday, the Kremlin said in a statement, without elaborating.

Armenia on Tuesday asked Russia to help defend it against Azerbaijan after a border clash in which it said 15 of its soldiers had been killed, 12 were captured, and two combat positions were lost. Russia's defence ministry called on the two countries to halt activity which provokes escalation between them.

(Reporting by Polina Devitt; editing by)

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