Pashinyan, Aliyev Agree to ‘De-Escalate Border Incidents’

Pashinyan reports on conversation with Putin in Dushanbe
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday chatted in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikstan, where the two leaders were attending the summit of CIS States. There, according to Pashinyan, the leaders discussed ways to de-escalate tensions along the Artsakh-Azerbaijan and Armenia-Azerbaijan borders.

In a Facebook Live post on Friday, Pashinyan explained that while he was introduced to Pashinyan at the opening ceremonies of the World Cup in June, he and the Azerbaijani leader did not converse. However, during two brief chats in Dushanbe, the two heads of state agreed on points impacting relations with Armenia and the Karabakh conflict resolution process.

“This time we had more practical conversation based on which we agreed on a number of important points. We agreed that we will task our defense ministers to take measures to de-escalate the situation and to prevent border incidents. I think this is an important agreement,”