YEREVAN. – The operative situation at the parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border that are well known to us has not changed in the sense that the situation remains tense, with the record that a large number of Azerbaijani servicemen—about 500-600 people—are still in the territory of the Republic of Armenia—at various parts. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at the beginning of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting of the interim government of Armenia.

"The logic of our armed forces’ actions is the following: to limit the potential of the actions of the Azerbaijanis with tactical actions. Politically, our task is the following: First, not to allow the situation from spiraling out of control; that is, to do the utmost to rule out any scenario of a military or war conflict. And second, to get the representatives of the Azerbaijani armed forces to leave the territory of the Republic of Armenia," he said.

Pashinyan added that a huge amount of diplomatic work has been done and is being done in this regard. "At the moment, I consider diplomatic work productive. Moreover, not only the partners of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs carry out diplomatic work in this regard, but also the Ministry of Defense and the Deputy Prime Ministers [of Armenia]. I consider this work a success because the [respective] positions of our international partners and Armenia are, in fact, identical; that is, the representatives of the Azerbaijani armed forces must leave the territory of the Republic of Armenia," he said.