Breaking News/ Armenia calls on Russia to intervene urgently to protect it from Azerbaijani attack
Armenia has turned to Russia with a request for its assistance in defending its territorial integrity against the backdrop of “Azerbaijan’s aggression against it,” according to Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan
“Since there was an attack on the sovereign territory of Armenia by Azerbaijan, we appeal to Russia to defend the territorial integrity of Armenia based on the treaty signed between our two countries in 1997 and in implementation of mutual commitments within the framework of the logic of this treaty,” Grigoryan said on Tuesday
Grigoryan explained that “there is a talk about an oral request that will be given a procedural and textual formula
He pointed out that “Yerevan is also working to activate the mechanisms of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (in which Armenia participates along with Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, to end the current situation
On Tuesday, the Armenian Ministry of Defense reported the outbreak of limited battles in Sonik province on the border with Azerbaijan, where tension is still extremely high…. Source: Russia Today