President Volodymyr Zelensky and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone call on Wednesday, Aug. 12, discussing bilateral cooperation as well as regional and global developments, with Yerevan saying the two leaders emphasized the importance of advancing “sustainable and lasting peace.” The conversation comes as Kyiv and Yerevan step up political contacts, with Zelensky describing relations between Ukraine and Armenia as becoming “even more constructive.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I spoke with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. Relations between Ukraine and Armenia are now becoming even more constructive, and it is important that we maintain a continuous dialogue,” Zelensky wrote on X. According to the Ukrainian president’s office, the leaders reviewed the results of Zelensky’s May visit to Armenia and discussed priority areas for further cooperation. The Armenian Prime Minister’s Office said Zelensky congratulated Pashinyan on his reappointment as prime minister following Armenia’s parliamentary elections. As of Aug. 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin had not publicly congratulated Pashinyan on his Civil Contract party’s victory in Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary election, which secured the ruling party another majority in parliament. On July 29, journalists explicitly asked Pashinyan why Putin had not congratulated him on the election result, including during a recent phone conversation between the two leaders.