Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan today posted the following on his Facebook page:

“Today I had a regular telephone conversation with Vice-Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Yuri Vorobyov during which I presented the current situation on the frontline and information about the captured Syrian terrorist mercenaries who were fighting as part of the Azerbaijani army.

The major role of the Russian Federation in the region as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and as the key ally of the Republic of Armenia was also stressed during the conversation.”