Armenia: Russia in Consultations on Situation at Armenian-Azerbaijani Border, Says Ambassador

Russia and Armenia are in consultations via diplomatic and military channels following the aggravation of the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Armenian Ambassador to Moscow Vardan Toganyan said on Tuesday. “[Following the aggravation at the border] consultations are underway via military, diplomatic and other channels,” he said. The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and the adjacent Syunik region in Armenia deteriorated dramatically in November. The sides regularly report armed incidents, including those entailing human casualties. On November 13, Yerevan and Baku exchanged accusations of shelling each other’s army positions. Apart from that, the situation is tense at the sections of the highway…