Armenian soldiers on the border with Azerbaijan. File photoYEREVAN, Sep 13On Tuesday, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan discussed with CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov the situation on the border with Azerbaijan and ways to implement the organization's mechanisms, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports. «On September 13, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a telephone conversation with CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov. Minister Mirzoyan informed his interlocutor about the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border at midnight on September 13 as a result of the large-scale aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan. Ways to implement the existing CSTO mechanisms were discussed,» the message says.
InfographicsOn Tuesday night, hostilities broke out on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the parties blame each other for starting the aggravation. 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. Baku said that the Armenian military fired at the positions of Azerbaijani troops on the border, and 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.
