OSCE Chairperson-in-Office reacted to the situation on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border

ArmInfo.The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde reacted to  the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.  Thus, Linde expressed concern over the repeated reports of incidents on the  border of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"All outstanding issues must be resolved peacefully through  negotiations. OSCE stands ready to assist and implement  confidence-building measures for creating an atmosphere conducive to  dialogue>,  the OSCE Chairperson wrote on Twitter.

As ArmInfo previously reported, on the morning of May 27 at the  border section of the Gegharkunik region of the Republic of Armenia,  while carrying out engineering work on the territory of the N  military unit of the Armenian Armed Forces, six servicemen of the  Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan were surrounded and taken  prisoner.

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.  According to some estimates, more than 600  Azerbaijani military forces were stationed in the sovereign  territories of the Republic of Armenia. On May 23, the RA Ministry of  Defense reported that the Azerbaijani side withdrew a part of its  military from the territory of Armenia. On May 25, as a result of the  shooting of the open armed forces of Azerbaijan on the territory of  Armenia, an Armenian contract soldier was killed.