Acting Armenian FM, Acting US Assistant Secretary highlight normalization of situation on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia Armen Grigoryan held a phone conversation with Philip Reeker, Acting US Assistant Secretary of Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on July 29.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MFA Armenia, Armen Grigoryan condemned the Azerbaijani attack on the Armenian positions in Gegharkunik Province on July 28, which he assessed an overt encroachment on the sovereignity and territorial integrity of Armenia.

It was emphasized that a tense situation has been created as a result of the infiltration into Armenian sovereign territories of the Azerbaijani forces starting from May 12 and the continues provocative measures, which can be overcome after the Azerbaijani forces withdraw to their initial positions. In this context Philip Reeker emphasized the importance of the normalization and de-escalation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

During the conversation the resumption of Nagorno Karabakh peace process under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs’ format ...