During phone talks, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Russia Elmar Mammadyarov and Sergey Lavrov discussed the incident that took place on the border with Armenia, and the Russian foreign minister declared that escalation of tension in the region is inadmissible and that the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border needs to be under control.

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia had declared that Moscow expresses serious concern about the sharp escalation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and is ready to provide necessary support to stabilize the situation.

The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan reported the following to RIA Novosti:

“On July 13, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov held phone talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. During the phone talks, it was stated that the OSCE is directly engaged in the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Karabakh conflict and that both sides of the conflict are full-fledged members of the OSCE. Minister Lavrov emphasized that escalation of tension in the region is inacceptable and that it is important to control the situation.”