YEREVAN, Sep 16 Vladimir Putin discussed the situation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan by phone on the border of the republic with Azerbaijan, the press service of the Armenian government said. «Pashinyan stressed that although the border is relatively calm at present, the situation remains very tense due to Azerbaijan's aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia,» the government's website says. In addition, the interlocutors touched upon the implementation of the decisions taken after Armenia's appeal to the CSTO. As the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti, Putin and Pashinyan phoned late at night. In addition, it is known that today the Russian leader will hold talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand. 00 «Decisive answer». How the conflict between Yerevan and Baku threatens RussiaFighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out on Tuesday night. The parties blamed each other for starting the escalation. Yerevan insists that the Azerbaijani military shelled the territory of Armenia using artillery and drones. Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Syunik regions were hit. These territories have nothing to do with Karabakh. Baku stated that it was the Armenian military who fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani troops. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accused Armenia of intending to disrupt the peace process. Both sides reported casualties among their military. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, at 19:00 Moscow time on Wednesday, the fire on the border ceased. , 12:43CSTO called the use of force on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan unacceptable
