Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the annual Direct Line with Vladimir Putin TV program, said that the population of Nagorno Karabakh cannot live in “constant anxiety” and called on all parties to the conflict to strive to live in “peace and friendship” and thus create conditions to improve daily life.

“I mean the normal life of families. I mean socio-economic development, which, of course, the people living in Nagorno Karabakh need a lot. Because it is impossible to live in constant anxiety, thinking that the armed conflict will resume. We understand that very well. It means that the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan also understand that," said Putin.

He said that Russia has played a decisive role in resolving the crisis in Karabakh and that none of the parties involved, most of all the people there, are interested in intensifying it.

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