Russia is concerned about escalation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova touched upon the recent events on the Armenian-Azerbaijani eastern border, which led to the death of three Armenian servicemen.

She noted that the Russian side is seriously concerned about aggravation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and calls on the parties to refrain from using force and resolve issues exclusively through political and diplomatic means.

4 Azerbaijani servicemen captured a resident of Tegh community and 400-450 sheep. Human Rights Defender of Armenia

The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia received a alarms that 4 Azerbaijani servicemen have criminally abducted a resident of Tegh village of Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia and his sheep.

"According to alarms, the resident of Armenia grazed his sheep in a pasture located at the intersection of the villages of Tegh, Aravus and Khnatsakh. At around 15:30, 4 Azerbaijani servicemen, noticing a civilian from Armenia, descended from their positions 150 meters away and led him to their side with the use of force. It also refers to the abduction of 400-450 sheep together with the resident. 

According to the additional clarification, representatives of the border service of Russia have been informed about the incident and are working on the return of the citizen of the Republic of Armenia and his sheep. 

The crimes of Azerbaijani servicemen against the civilians of the Republic of Armenia, which happen almost every day make it impossible for people to live a normal life, deprive them of the opportunity to earn family income, engage in agriculture, and create social problems."

Nikol Pashinyan holds phone talk with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The President of Kazakhstan provided information on the normalization of the situation in the country. In this context, the sides referred to the end of the CSTO peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan and the withdrawal of troops.

Other News

• At an extraordinary session of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CSTO countries on January 13, the results of the operation of the peacekeeping forces in Kazakhstan were discussed.

• On January 13, Alen Simonyan met with the President Armen Sarkissian. The external and internal challenges facing the country were discussed at the meeting.
• Alen Simonyan discussed agenda themes of the Armenian-American cooperation with the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Lynne Tracy.