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At a Security Council meeting on Thursday, caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated that the situation on the border with Azerbaijan is tense.

His comments came after six Armenian servicemen were captured by the Azerbaijani troops while carrying out engineering work in the border area of Gegharkunik Province early on Thursday.

"Most likely, the tensions will further grow,” he said, adding if the situation is not settled, the Azerbaijani provocations may lead to large-scale clashes.

Pashinyan suggested that both the Armenian and Azerbaijani troops pull back from the border area and pave the way for the deployment of international observers from Russia or the other OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, after which border demarcation process will start.

"It refers to the Sotk and Khoznavar border areas," he said.

Members of the parliamentary factions also attended the Security Council meeting.