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The Armenian authorities expect from Russia that their strategic partner will help resolve the issues related to the recent actions of Azerbaijan. Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, told  this to Kommersant daily of Russia—and within the framework of the Moscow meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the CIS countries .

He responded the question as to what kind of assistance Yerevan expects by petitioning to Moscow within the framework of the 1997 agreement.

Earlier, Grigoryan had called on Russia to "protect the territorial integrity of Armenia." "A written [respective] petition is being prepared," he had added.

"Currently, the Azerbaijani armed forces are in the sovereign territory of Armenia; this is an act of aggression. In 1997, Armenia and Russia agreed to help each other in such cases on a reciprocal basis. That was the reason why we [i.e., Armenia] petitioned to Russia," Grigoryan responded to Kommersant.

To the question as to exactly what kind of assistance this is about, Grigoryan responded: "We are in favor of resolving this issue through diplomacy. But if it is impossible to resolve it through diplomacy, then the issue must be resolved by military means."

Earlier, the secretary of Armenia’s Security Council had made it clear that, "Yerevan can also ask for help from international partners." In his interview with Kommersant, he assured that Russia and the CSTO are the priority in this regard. "But if a decision is not made, we will consider other possibilities as well," he added.

"The hostilities [on Tuesday] have stopped thanks to the active participation of the Russian side. But the problem has not been resolved because the Azerbaijani armed forces continue to remain in the sovereign territory of Armenia," Armen Grigoryan said on Wednesday. "According to all the maps that existed during the USSR, all those territories are sovereign territories of Armenia."

As reported earlier, 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. And the Azerbaijani defense ministry has reported seven casualties and ten wounded on their side.

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