YEREVAN, March 14. /TASS/. The external security issue remains unresolved in Armenia and continues to pose the main challenge to the country, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday.

"The main issue remains unresolved. It is about ensuring Armenia’s external security. According to our estimates, taking one step is not enough to solve the problem. We need to manage threats and use the opportunities we have," he noted.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on March 6 that Moscow was seriously concerned about rising tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh and called on the parties to exercise restraint following ceasefire violations recorded in previous days. She once again urged the parties promptly return to negotiations as part of efforts to implement the provisions of the trilateral statements by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia dated November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021, as well as October 31, 2022, including those related to the unblocking of regional lines of communication, the delimitation of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and the preparation of a peace treaty.