he Armenian Ministry of Defense says there’s been no change as of the morning of May 18 in the situation which was created after the Azerbaijani military breached the Armenian border on May 12 and May 13.
US President’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke separately with caretakter Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, the White House reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday expressed Moscow’s willingness to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan in border demarcation activities.
The Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept any change in the region; the territorial integrity of the regional countries should be maintained, Mojtaba Zolnour, the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign affairs committee, has said, commenting on the current situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the recent illegal incursion of the Azerbaijani armed forces into Armenia.
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued a statement in reaction to reports of Azerbaijan’s illegal incursion into Armenia’s Syunik province.
Member of Parliament of Canada Michael Chong has expressed his concerns over the ongoing developments on Armenia’s borders.
French President Emanuel Macron made a post in Armenian on his Facebook page after a telephone conversation with caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas discussed the situation in Armenia’s Syunik province during the telephone conversations with Armenia’s caretaker defense minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan and caretaker foreign minister Ara Aivazian, the CSTO reports.
The Executive Body of the Republican Party of Armenia expresses its concern about the created situation around Syunik Province, particularly the fact that Azerbaijani troops have trespassed the state border in the sector of “Sev Litch” (Black Lake) and the fact that they have advanced at a depth of 3.5 kilometers.
US Congressman Adam Schiff is deeply concerned by recent reports that Azerbaijani troops have reportedly crossed into Armenian territory.
