On November 8, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone conversation with Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Sergey Lavrov discussed a wide range of issues on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The interlocutors also touched upon the implementation process of the obligations undertaken by the sides in the Trilateral Statement of November 9, 2020. In this context, Ararat Mirzoyan stressed the need for the unconditional repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and other captives held in Azerbaijan, and for maintaining the ceasefire regime.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia strongly condemned the continuous provocations of the Azerbaijani armed forces, the latest of which resulted in one killed and three wounded civilians near Shushi today. Ararat Mirzoyan stressed that the Armenophobic rhetoric by the Azerbaijani leadership and the continuous violations of the ceasefire regime are serious threats to regional stability and security.

During the conversation the sides discussed Issues of regional and international agenda. The further development of the Armenian-Russian allied relations was touched upon.