ArmInfo. A telephone conversation took place between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, Jeyhun Bayramov and Sergey Lavrov, at the initiative of the Azerbaijani side.
According to Azerbaijani media, citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Bayramov stressed the importance of the trilateral statement signed on the initiative of the Russian Federation on November 10, 2020, and noted that this document launches a new stage in the settlement of the long-term conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in turn, expressed satisfaction with the signing of this statement, which is an important step towards resolving the conflict, noting that this decision of the parties is of great importance from the point of view of ensuring sustainable peace in the region. Meanwhile, as the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said in an interview with the RTVI TV channel, Jeyhun Bayramov, during a telephone conversation with Sergey Lavrov, again apologized in connection with the destruction of the Russian Mi-24 helicopter in the skies over Armenia.
"Today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has just had a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart. From the Azerbaijani side, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister again apologized to Russia in connection with this tragic incident. Moscow re-emphasized the need for an early, full-scale investigation, "she said. A Russian Mi-24 helicopter was shot down over Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan on Monday. Two crew members were killed and another was injured. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry admitted that the helicopter was shot down by the republic's armed forces "by mistake", and said that Baku was ready to pay compensation to the Russian Federation.