ArmInfo. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev. As reported by the press service of the RA Security Council, the key topic of the telephone conversation was the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The parties exchanged views and discussed possible solutions to the problem.
Presenting the situation, Grigoryan emphasized that Armenia views this as an encroachment on the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia by Azerbaijan. Pointing to the unacceptability of these actions, he stressed that the Azerbaijani armed units must leave these territories and return to their original positions.
In his speech, Grigoryan also stressed that the claims of the Azerbaijani side are unfounded, that there are still maps of the Soviet period, confirming the belonging of these territories to Armenia. Speaking about Armenia's appeal to the CSTO, the Secretary of the Security Council also pointed out the importance of launching the necessary mechanisms within the Organization for a speedy resolution of the issue.
In turn, Nikolai Patrushev highly appreciated the restraint of the Armenian side in this issue, stressing the need to use all possible diplomatic efforts to resolve it, adding that the Russian side is intensively working at all levels to resolve the issue as soon as possible.