In an interview with Reuters, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said there is a risk that clashes with Azerbaijan could escalate into war.
Paruyr Hovhannisyan called on major powers to pay more attention to the seriousness of the situation, which, he said, could lead to another major conflict in the former Soviet Union.

In an interview, Hovhannisyan said about 50 Armenian soldiers have been killed so far and three civilians wounded. He also warned that both figures could increase significantly.
Asked about the risk of the war escalating into a full-scale war, Hovannisian said: "There is a clear risk."

The deputy minister also added: "You know how fragile the situation is in our region. The situation as we just mentioned continues to escalate."
Earlier, Russia, the U.S. and France called for calm after the hostilities began.

"We need more attention from the international community to what has happened - we deserve more attention," Hovhannisyan said. "You mentioned the war in Ukraine - that is exactly what our neighbour is hoping for: that all the attention will be there and no proper reaction from our major partners."

Speaking about Armenian-Russian relations, the deputy minister said, "We have a military arrangement - it's our major military partner - and there are certain provisions which we asked it to exercise," Hovhannisyan said.