ArmInfo. Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Aivazian held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. As reported by the press service of the RA MFA, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia informed his counterpart about the recent incident on the state border of Armenia and noted that such provocations from the Azerbaijani side are could not be allowed.
They mutually noted the importance of the full implementation of the agreements reached on regional security and stability and the coordination of steps to prevent an aggravation of the situation. Earlier, information was spread in the Armenian media that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched an offensive in the direction of the Ishkhanasar village of the Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia. Allegedly, intense fighting is going on now, and there are wounded among the Armenian side. It is also reported that the enemy advanced 3 km deep into the Syunik region of Armenia and the municipal authorities of the Syunik region of Armenia also confirm this information.
Meanwhile, the Armenian Defense Ministry assured that the information spread in the press "about the battles in the direction of Ishkhanasar" does not correspond to reality. At the same time, they confirmed that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, today, on May 12, under the pretext of "clarifying the borders" tried to carry out certain activities in one of the border regions of Syunik. "After the measures taken by the Armenian units, the Azerbaijani military stopped these works. At the moment, negotiations are underway to resolve the situation," the RA Defense Ministry stressed.