On 31 October, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan sent a letter to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, presenting in detail the situation created by the Azerbaijani-Turkish military attack against Mountainous Karabakh and the challenges that have arisen. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the letter, in particular, the circumstance of the transfer of foreign armed terrorists from the Middle East and their involvement in military operations against Mountainous Karabakh was emphasised.
Taking into account the approach of the military operations to the border of the Republic of Armenia, and the facts of encroachments already committed against the territory of the Republic of Armenia, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia appealed to the President of the Russian Federation to begin immediate consultations to determine the types and extent of support that the Russian Federation can provide to the Republic of Armenia for ensuring its security, on the basis of the allied relations between Armenia and Russia and Article 2 of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of 29 August 1997.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in connection with the appeal of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
“In connection with the appeal of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia N.V. Pashinyan to the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, in which he requested the start of consultations to determine the type and extent of assistance that the Russian Federation can provide to the Republic of Armenia to ensure its security, we confirm the Russian Federation’s commitment to its allied obligations towards the Republic of Armenia, including under the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of 29 August 1997 between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia. A number of articles of that treaty presuppose clear actions in the event of a threat of armed attack or the emergence of an attack against each other’s territory.
In accordance with the treaty, Russia will provide Yerevan with all the necessary assistance if military operations are transferred directly to the territory of Armenia.
We again call on the parties to the Mountainous Karabakh conflict to immediately cease fire, reduce tensions and return to substantive negotiations within the framework of the agreements reached in Moscow on 10 October of this year by the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement on the basis of fundamental principles.”
