According to Nikolay Patrushev, this led to “a rise in tensions in the related regions”
/TASS/. The West is seeking to create instability in the South Caucasus region and obstruct the Armenia-Azerbaijan settlement process, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said, addressing a security council secretaries’ meeting on Afghanistan in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.
“We can also see the Westerners’ desire to create instability in the South Caucasus and obstruct the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement process, which has led to a rise in tensions in the related regions,” he pointed out.