The attempts of the Azerbaijani side to escalate the situation threaten to destabilize the situation in the region at large, should the international community fail to give a proper response, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan told journalists following the summit of the CSTO member states in Tajikistan

Speaking at the session, President Sargsyan informed the heads of CSTO member states about the situation in the South Caucasus. He called attention to the escalation of tension at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the line of contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.