Interfax reports.
According to him, on May 13, the politicians agreed to make joint efforts to withdraw the forces of Azerbaijan from the territory of Syunik region. This agreement has been partially implemented, there are territories that the Azerbaijanis have left, Pashinyan said.
At the same time, Azerbaijan has not met Armenia s requirements in full. On May 14, Yerevan was forced to turn to Moscow to ask for assistance in accordance with the 1997 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance and the Treaty on the Armenian-Russian Group of Forces.
Pashinyan did not clarify any other details of his conversation with Putin.
On May 13, Armenia s Defense Ministry reported another attempt of the Azerbaijani military to move into the territory of Syunik and Gegharkunik regions to supposedly clarify the borders . The actions were regarded as a provocation against a sovereign territory and were immediately suppressed, the ministry said. Neither side opened fire.
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Tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains high and on May 13, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan instructed the Foreign and Defense Ministers to address the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) military bloc of which Armenia is a member of and begin consultations over the situation in the Syunik region bordering Azerbaijan.
On May 12, the Azerbaijani armed forces crossed the border in the area of Lake Sev Lich (Black Lake), advancing 3.5 kilometers into the territory of Armenia. PM Pashinyan stated that by doing that Azerbaijan is trying to establish control over the lake:
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