ArmInfo. On the evening of May 19, Acting Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Vagharshak Harutyunyan held a telephone conversation with his coutnerpart from the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.
As reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense, Vagharshak Harutyunyan presented the situation resulting from the provocations of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and spoke about the actions of the Armenian side.
The sides mutually indicated the importance of a peaceful settlement of the issue. At the same time, Harutyunyan stressed that encroachments on the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia are absolutely unacceptable, the Azerbaijani military are obliged to return to their original positions. Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Sergei Shoigu also discussed the progress of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh and a number of other issues related to regional security. To note, on May 12 and 13, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces illegally entered the territory of the Republic of Armenia in the direction of Syunik and Gegharkunik, advanced 3.5 km and 2 km inland, respectively, deployed their units and refuse to leave the territory. In connection with the current situation, Armenia turned to the CSTO to assist in finding a solution to this issue. The question still remains unresolved.