On 13 May, the President of the Republic had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Armenia Mr. Nikol Pashinyan regarding the developments on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The President of the Republic reminded of the importance that France gives to the territorial integrity of Armenia, stressed the need for the immediate withdrawal of the Azerbaijani troops from the territory of Armenia. This is mentioned in the press release of the French President.

“France hopes that a resolution of the situation of tensions in the region can be found through the United Nations Security Council to restore stability and security in this region,” the press release reads.

It should be reminded that the RA Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed the RA Acting Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazyan, the RA Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan and the RA Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan to start consultations with the CSTO in connection with the fact of the crossing of the RA state border by the Azerbaijani military units in some parts of Syunik and Gegharkunik regions.

Earlier, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas discussed the situation in Syunik region with the acting Minister of Defense Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazyan.

“The CSTO is closely monitoring the situation in the border regions of Syunik region, and if necessary, steps will be taken under the Collective Security Treaty and the CSTO Charter,” the organization said in a statement.

During the May 13 sitting of the CSTO Permanent Council, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the CSTO Viktor Biyagov presented in detail the provocative actions provoked by the Azerbaijani side in the territory of Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia.

During the 12 May sitting of the Security Council, the Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces had crossed the state border of the Republic of Armenia in the area of Sev Lich (Black ​​Lake) in Syunik region, and advanced up to 3.5 kilometers.