Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan informed his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov of the situation resulting from the continuous violations of the ceasefire and provocative actions by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Karabakh and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry informed.

During the meeting on the margins of the Antalya Forum, Mirzoyan noted the importance of taking necessary steps to ease tensions and prevent incidents.

Mirzoyan and Lavrov discussed the process of implementing the agreements reached by the trilateral statements of the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan on 9 November, 2020, 11 January and 26 November, 2021. The resumption of comprehensive peace talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs was emphasized. The sides also discussed the settlement of relations between Armenia and Turkey.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries also discussed a number of issues related to the Armenian-Russian cooperation. The sides discussed steps to further strengthen allied relations and enhance the effectiveness of interaction within the CSTO, EAEU, CIS and other international platforms.