Shoygu urged the defense ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop actions provoking the aggravation of the situation, Russian Foreign Ministry said, TASS reports.

“Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu held a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan. The ministers discussed the aggravation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Shoygu urged the defense ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop actions provoking the aggravation of the situation.”