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Armenian PM, Iranian President discuss Azeri military buildup

 15:05, 9 September 2023

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke by phone on Saturday with President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi.

“Issues related to the situation in the region were discussed,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a readout.

“In particular, reference was made to the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor, the accumulation of Azerbaijani troops around Nagorno-Karabakh, the tendencies of increasing tension on the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border. Prime Minister Pashinyan once again emphasized the commitment to the agreements of Prague on October 6, 2022 and Brussels on May 14, 2023, as well as to the approach of solving all issues exclusively through diplomatic methods and in a constructive atmosphere. The Prime Minister expressed his willingness to hold urgent discussions with the President of Azerbaijan aimed at reducing tension. Issues related to Armenia-Iran bilateral agenda were also discussed,” Pashinyan’s office added.

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