“Vladimir Putin and & nbsp; Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation after a number of incidents in the & nbsp; border. It was agreed to continue contacts on & nbsp; this account & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; says the & nbsp; message.
In addition, at the & nbsp; meeting of the Security Council of Armenia, Pashinyan called what was happening “ direct aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia. '' He noted that & nbsp; now the situation on the & nbsp; border is “ relatively calm, but & nbsp; the overall situation remains extremely tense. ''
The prime minister called on the international community to condemn the aggression.
In & nbsp; turn , President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in a & nbsp; telephone conversation with the head of the European Council Charles Michel said that & nbsp; Baku adequately responded to & nbsp; actions of Yerevan. He & nbsp; emphasized that & nbsp; “ all responsibility for & nbsp; the current situation lies with the & nbsp; military-political leadership of Armenia. ''
Aggravation on the & nbsp; border
On the eve, Pashinyan said that & nbsp; Azerbaijani troops invaded & nbsp; the territory of Armenia at & nbsp; one of the & nbsp; sections of the border. & Nbsp; Baku denied this and & nbsp; accused the Armenian military of shelling the positions of the Azerbaijani army in & nbsp; Kelbajar region.
Relations between the two republics remain tense, primarily due to the & nbsp; situation around Nagorno-Karabakh. Last fall, another round of military confrontation ended with the conclusion of an agreement beneficial for & nbsp; Azerbaijan: Armenia returned the Kelbajar, Lachin and & nbsp; Aghdam regions; Russian peacekeepers are stationed in the & nbsp; region.
In & nbsp; at the end of July, skirmishes resumed at the & nbsp; border, it was reported about & nbsp; dead and & nbsp; wounded. Armenia and & nbsp; Azerbaijan accused each other of & nbsp; violation of the ceasefire, but & nbsp; later, with the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, they agreed on & nbsp; an armistice. However, shelling continues.