On September 6,  Mnatsakan Safaryan, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia, received the participants of the Armenian-Russian media forum held in Yerevan.

In his remarks, the Deputy Minister touched upon the agenda of Armenian-Russian relations, current tendencies, and emphasized the importance of relevant information support of foreign political cooperation.

During the meeting, Deputy Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan also briefed on the manifestations of Azerbaijan's policy of aggression and use of force against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, which can undermine the efforts of the Armenian side and international partners aimed at establishing peace and security in the South Caucasus. 

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia also emphasized the imperative of immediate lifting of Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor and overcoming the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from the blockade.