Armenia asks for help from Russia for conflict with Azerbaijan

Under the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between

and

, the Armenian Security Council has decided to turn to and ask for help from Moscow in relation to the worsening of the situation on the border with

.

This was announced by the Armenian Council of Ministers, quoted by the Russian agency Tass. 

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on a

: the Russian news agency Tass reports.

"The parties agreed on a ceasefire starting at 09:00 local time (7:00 in Italy) after a response from the Azerbaijani armed forces. Armenia has already violated the agreement, but the ceasefire is in place. effective from 09:15 local time ", reported the Azeri news agency Azertac quoted by Tass.

Moscow and Yerevan

have pledged to take measures to "stabilize the situation" on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Armenian Defense Ministry said today.

In a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikian "presented the situation arising from the large-scale aggression of Azerbaijan", the Armenian ministry said.

Papikian and Shoigu "have agreed to take the necessary measures to stabilize the situation," he added.

"The decision has been made to formally appeal to the Russian Federation in order to implement the provisions of the

, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. There will also be an appeal to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (OTSC) and the Security Council of United Nations in relation to the aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia ", announced the Armenian cabinet.

Earlier in the day, in mirror reports released by Tass and Interfax agencies, the defense ministries of Yerevan and Baku blamed each other for the border escalation, talking about casualties and material damage due to bombing.

The OTSC mentioned by Yerevan is a military alliance created in 1992 and which includes Armenia, Russia, Belarus,

Azerbaijani forces

are trying to advance into Armenian territory: Armenian officials have announced this as clashes continue along the border between the two countries.

"Azerbaijani forces continue to use artillery, trench mortars and drones ... targeting military and civilian infrastructure. The enemy is trying to advance (into Armenian territory)," the Armenian Defense Ministry said.

During the night, the clashes on the border caused the deaths of soldiers on both sides.

Armenian Prime Minister

held talks with Russian President

, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to ask them to react to Azerbaijan's "aggression", Yerevan said Tuesday. .

This was announced by the Armenian government.

In separate talks, Pashinian said he hoped for "an appropriate response from the international community" in light of the ongoing clashes on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

At least

in clashes with Azerbaijan.

This was said by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.

"Armenia stop provoking immediately."

This was stated by the Turkish Foreign Minister,

, on his Twitter account, adding that he had discussed with the Azerbaijani counterpart

about the clashes that began last night on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The head of diplomacy in Ankara called on Yerevan to "focus on peace negotiations and cooperation in the context of the reconciliation found with Azerbaijan", the message reads.