Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Avet Adonts today held phone talks with Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Manilo Di Stefano, as reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

Avet Adonts shared with his Italian counterpart information about the current situation created as a result of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ attacks along the length of the northeastern sector of the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border, as well as the ongoing aggression of Azerbaijan against the civilian population and civil infrastructures. In this context, the deputy foreign minister also condemned the biased and provocative statement issued by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Manilo De Stefano stated that Italy hasn’t changed its viewpoint according to which such issues need to be solved exclusively through negotiations. He emphasized that the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already issued a press release calling on the sides to refrain from further escalation of tension, return to the field of constructive negotiations and solve the issue within the scope of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, exclusively through peaceful negotiations. The Italian Undersecretary added that Armenia can expect Italy’s full support in this regard.