ArmInfo.We express our extreme concern over the escalation of tension in the area of the Lachin corridor and in other sections of the line of contact.
This is stated in the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the latest developments in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The ministry noted that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in close contact with his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts. "We call on the parties to exercise restraint and observe the ceasefire regime. We proceed from the premise that the settlement of existing contradictions should be carried out exclusively by political and diplomatic means, taking into account the positions of the parties and in strict accordance with the provisions of the Statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia of November 9, 2020. We are convinced that the efforts of the parties should be concentrated on the formation of a positive agenda in relations between Baku and Yerevan within the framework of the existing trilateral negotiation formats>, in the Russian Foreign Ministry summed up.
Another aggravation in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began on the morning of August 1. Azerbaijani units do not stop provocations and ceasefire violations. On August 1, as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, a soldier of the Artsakh Defense Army was wounded. As a result of the enemy's actions, 19 servicemen of the Artsakh Armed Forces were injured and two more were killed. The enemy used drones and grenade launchers. The goal is to force the people of Artsakh to leave Berdzor.