Go to media bankYEREVAN, Sep 13Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan discussed the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border with the Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, special representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on promoting the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Igor Khovaev, the press service of the foreign ministry of the republic reported. «Mirzoyan presented Khovaev the situation, formed as a result of the aggression of the Azerbaijani armed forces against the sovereign territory of Armenia at midnight on September 13, emphasizing the need for a targeted and proper response to the actions of Azerbaijan.He noted that Azerbaijan, trying to achieve its maximalist goals by force, torpedoes the efforts of the Armenian side to establish peace in the region», — the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. According to the press service, the interlocutors also touched upon the preliminary agenda of the meeting on issues related to relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the settlement of the Karabakh issue. Mirzoyan noted that especially in the current situation, the Armenian side expects the active involvement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries. Yerevan stated that the Azerbaijani military shelled the territory of Armenia using artillery and drones. The areas on the border — Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Syunik regions (connects Armenia with Iran) were shelled. These territories have nothing to do with Karabakh. />InfographicsIn Baku, they said that the Armenian military fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the border, there was a clash. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accused Armenia of intending to disrupt the peace process. Both sides reported losses among their military. By morning, the parties agreed on a ceasefire. As the head of the International Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin told RIA Novosti, a truce on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan was achieved thanks to the efforts of Russia, including after a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the work of the Russian Foreign Ministry. According to the senator, there is a lot of work to be done, since Yerevan applied to the CSTO. with Azerbaijan
