POLITICS
17.06.2021 | 11:43
Acting Armenian Minister of Defense Vagharshak Harutyunyan had a telephone conversation with the Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu on June 16, Armenian Ministry of Defense reported. The parties discussed ways to resolve the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Harutyunyan said that Armenia respects the calls of the partner states and bodies structures to settle the issue peacefully, adding that Armenia’s position is unchanged: Azerbaijani troops must leave the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia without any preconditions.
Harutyunyan and Shoigu also discussed the deployment of Russian border guards in the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in Syunik and Gegharkunik provinces. They also spoke about the mission carried out by the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation in the Artsakh Republic, the Armenian-Russian cooperation in the defense sphere, as well as a number of issues related to regional issues.
