٠٠:٠٨:٠٢Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Armenia continues to be Moscow’s ally, while speaking at a plenary session of the 20th meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday.
"Of course, we are also ready to provide [assistance], Armenia has not ceased to be our ally. And if there are humanitarian issues there, and there are, of course we will discuss them and are ready to provide support and assistance to these people," the president stated.
Putin also emphasised that the UN Charter cannot be completely abandoned without replacing it with something new, because in such a case 'chaos is inevitable and can lead to very serious consequences'.
"One can say that the UN and the modern international law, which is built on the basis of the UN Charter, are obsolete and must be demolished, and something new must be created. But here, of course, there is a danger that we will eliminate the existing system of international rules, the real rules, the international law based on the UN Charter, while nothing new has been created yet, and we will not create it, and there will simply be general chaos," he said.
The 20th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, titled 'Fair Multipolarity: How To Ensure Security and Development for Everyone,' was held in Sochi from October 2 to 5. The event has brought together 140 experts, politicians, and diplomats from Eurasia, Africa, North and South America to participate in these discussions.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Armenia continues to be our ally - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Armenia continues to be Moscow’s ally, while speaking at a plenary session of the 20th meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday.
"Of course, we are also ready to provide [assistance], Armenia has not ceased to be our ally. And if there are humanitarian issues there, and there are, of course we will discuss them and are ready to provide support and assistance to these people," the president stated.
Putin also emphasised that the UN Charter cannot be completely abandoned without replacing it with something new, because in such a case 'chaos is inevitable and can lead to very serious consequences'.
"One can say that the UN and the modern international law, which is built on the basis of the UN Charter, are obsolete and must be demolished, and something new must be created. But here, of course, there is a danger that we will eliminate the existing system of international rules, the real rules, the international law based on the UN Charter, while nothing new has been created yet, and we will not create it, and there will simply be general chaos," he said.
The 20th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, titled 'Fair Multipolarity: How To Ensure Security and Development for Everyone,' was held in Sochi from October 2 to 5. The event has brought together 140 experts, politicians, and diplomats from Eurasia, Africa, North and South America to participate in these discussions.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Armenia continues to be Moscow’s ally, while speaking at a plenary session of the 20th meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday.
"Of course, we are also ready to provide [assistance], Armenia has not ceased to be our ally. And if there are humanitarian issues there, and there are, of course we will discuss them and are ready to provide support and assistance to these people," the president stated.
Putin also emphasised that the UN Charter cannot be completely abandoned without replacing it with something new, because in such a case 'chaos is inevitable and can lead to very serious consequences'.
"One can say that the UN and the modern international law, which is built on the basis of the UN Charter, are obsolete and must be demolished, and something new must be created. But here, of course, there is a danger that we will eliminate the existing system of international rules, the real rules, the international law based on the UN Charter, while nothing new has been created yet, and we will not create it, and there will simply be general chaos," he said.
The 20th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, titled 'Fair Multipolarity: How To Ensure Security and Development for Everyone,' was held in Sochi from October 2 to 5. The event has brought together 140 experts, politicians, and diplomats from Eurasia, Africa, North and South America to participate in these discussions.
The long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on Tuesday, September 19, with the beginning of what Azerbaijan called a 'counter-terrorist operation' in the region. On the same day, Moscow called on the parties to the conflict to declare a ceasefire and start negotiations.
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 'systematic shelling of its army positions' and announced 'anti-terrorist measures of a local nature' in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that the only way to achieve peace in the region was 'unconditional and complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and dissolution of the so-called regime'.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that there were no Armenian Armed Forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Armenian Foreign Ministry called the events a 'large-scale aggression'.
The following day, the Defence Ministry of the self-proclaimed NKR (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) said that its authorities had decided to lay down arms for a ceasefire from 13:00 local time (09:00 GMT). Baku also announced the suspension of its 'anti-terrorist measures'.
Nagorno-Karabakh - formerly an autonomous region of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, with a predominantly ethnic Armenian population - broke away from Azerbaijan in the final years of the USSR, establishing a self-proclaimed, independent but internationally-unrecognised entity.
Baku claims sovereignty over the territory, and after a major war in 2020 regained control over large parts of the region. In May 2023, the Yerevan government recognised Azerbaijan’s claim to the territory but also called for protection for the region's ethnic Armenians.