On September 15, RA Minister of Defence Suren Papikyan had a telephone conversation with Colin Kahl, US Deputy Secretary of Defence for Policy Affairs.
Suren Papikyan presented to Colin Kahl the situation created as a result of the large-scale aggression of Azerbaijan, stressing the need for targeted evaluations of the international community in its resolution. The Defence Minister thanked Colin Kahl for his quick response to the situation.
Colin Kahl, in his turn, highlighted the importance of maintaining the ceasefire, stressed the need to return to the negotiation table and resolve all existing differences exclusively with diplomatic instruments. Colin Kahl expressed the US position that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Armenia should not be subject to negotiation.