MOSCOW, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed via telephone on Sunday the upcoming trilateral meeting of leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Kremlin said.

Macron expressed support for Russia's efforts to end the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, it added.

According to another statement published by the Kremlin on Sunday, during the trilateral meeting special attention will be paid to providing assistance to residents affected by the hostilities as well as to resuming and developing trade and economic relations.

Putin will also hold separate talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, it added.