Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Axar.az reports this was stated by the Foreign Ministry's press service.

Minister Elmar Mammadyarov informed his Russian counterpart about the prevention of the Armenian armed forces' attempt to attack the Azerbaijani-Armenian border in the direction of Gazakh on July 12 and the ongoing tensions in the region. He noted that Armenia's provocation served to aggravate the situation in the region, to involve third countries in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, emphasizing that Armenia's attempt to use force is unacceptable and such provocations will be adequately responded to in the future.

During the telephone conversation, it was noted that the OSCE is directly involved in the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and both sides of the conflict are full members of this organization.

Minister Lavrov stressed that the escalation of tensions in the region is unacceptable and it is important to control the situation.