Yerevan continues contacts with Moscow regarding the situation on the border with Azerbaijan. Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toghanyan told RIA Novosti about this.

"Negotiations are underway. The issue exists, and we are talking about it," Toghanyan said when asked whether Armenia, in its contacts with Russia, had raised the issue of providing assistance for the return of Armenian citizens captured during the recent incident on the border with Azerbaijan.

At around 1pm on Tuesday, the units of the Azerbaijani armed forces attacked the Armenian positions located in the direction of the eastern border of Armenia. Also, the adversary used artillery, armored vehicles, and firearms of various calibers in this attack.

And according to the agreement reached through the mediation of the Russian side, the exchange of fire was stopped at 6:30pm, and the situation has relatively stabilized.

The Armenian side has one fallen and 13 captured servicemen. Also, the contact with another 24 soldiers was lost during the hostilities, and their fate is unknown at the moment.