On August 20, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone conversation with Foreign Minister of Artsakh Davit Babayan. Minister Babayan congratulated Ararat Mirzoyan on assuming the key position of Foreign Minister during this important period for both Armenia and Artsakh.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Davit Babayan stressed the importance of further developing the effective cooperation and holding regular consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Artsakh.

Touching upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Artsakh emphasized the imperative of resuming the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process and achieving a comprehensive and lasting resolution within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship.

The interlocutors discussed the situation resulting from the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression and the efforts on the ground aimed at addressing the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh, as well as emphasized the inadmissibility of provocative actions by the Azerbaijani armed forces on the borders of Armenia and Artsakh as a serious threat for regional peace and stability.