Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and French President Emmanuel Macron, by telephone today, discussed the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno Karabakh and increasing tensions along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Pashinyan, according to his office, told Macron he is ready to talk to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev about reducing tensions along the border.

Pashinyan recently claimed that Azerbaijan is amassing troops along its border with Armenia.

Photo: Armenian Prime Minister’s Office (archive)