Papikyan`s visit canceled due to worsening situation in Armenia:  Cypriot Defense Minister

ArmInfo.Cypriot Defense Michalis Giorgallas said in X that he had a telephone conversation  with his Armenian counterpart Suren Papikyan after the cancellation of the latter's visit to Cyprus. According to Mr.  Giorgallas, the visit was canceled due to the worsening situation in Armenia.

"I had today a telephone conversation with my Armenian counterpart  following the cancellation of his planned visit to Cyprus, due to the  escalation of the situation in Armenia. We confirmed the excellent  relations between our two countries as well as our excellent  cooperation in the Tripartite scheme with #Greece in the fields of  defence and security. I expressed my undivided support to the people  of Armenia. It is our mutual desire to meet in the near future and as  soon as the circumstances permit," he wrote.

Earlier today, at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that last week the military-political  situation in the South Caucasus worsened significantly, which was due  to the accumulation of Azerbaijani troops along the line of contact  with Nagorno-Karabakh and on the border with Armenia. Recalling the  ongoing illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor and another  provocation on September 1 in the Sotk section of the Gegharkunik  region, which resulted in the death of 3 servicemen of the Armenian  Ministry of Defense, Pashinyan noted that with its latest actions  Baku demonstrates its intention to undertake a new military  provocation against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. "The situation is  such that the international community, the member countries of the UN  Security Council must take the most serious measures to prevent a new  explosion in the region," the head of the RA Cabinet emphasized.