“The escalation of tension around Nagorno-Karabakh was thoroughly discussed.
The ministers expressed their serious concern over the ongoing armed confrontation and spoke in favor of an immediate cessation of hostilities.
The inadmissibility of the involvement of militants of illegal armed groups from other regions in the conflict was emphasized, ”the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministers also noted the importance of "extremely balanced steps" in providing political and diplomatic assistance to Yerevan and Baku.
The foreign ministers reaffirmed their readiness to closely coordinate the actions of Russia and Turkey to stabilize the situation in order to "return the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to a peaceful negotiation channel as soon as possible."
“On the Russian side, attention has been drawn to the efforts undertaken by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, including the joint statement of the presidents of Russia, the United States and France on October 1, 2020,” the Foreign Ministry said.
On September 30, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow is concerned about reports of the transfer of foreign mercenaries to the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
On October 1, the Presidents of Russia, the United States and France, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, adopted a joint statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The leaders "condemn in the strongest possible terms the escalation of violence taking place on the line of contact in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."