Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister

This was reported by the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.

Mammadyarov informed Lavrov "about preventing an attempt by the Armenian armed forces to attack the Azerbaijani-Armenian border and the continuing tension in the region."

The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan stated that "the provocation of Armenia has aggravated the situation in the region, involving third countries in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, stressing that Armenia’s attempt to use force is unacceptable, and such provocations will be adequately prevented in the future."

The report says 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."

In turn, Lavrov "stressed that the escalation of tension in the region is unacceptable and it is important to control the situation."

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow was concerned about the aggravation of the situation on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan.