On October 27, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a phone conversation with Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov.

During the phone conversation, the sides exchanged views on the agenda of the extraordinary session of the Collective Security Council scheduled for October 28 and the issues to be discussed.

Minister Mirzoyan emphasized the importance of concrete efforts of the CSTO aimed at the withdrawal of Azerbaijani armed forces from the sovereign territory of Armenia.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Russia also discussed issues related to regional security and stability.