 The conference saw the Ottomans extend their demands to include Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki in Tiflis Governorate and the western half of Erivan Governorate.Before the Transcaucasus delegation had delivered a response, Ottoman forces invaded the Erivan Governorate, and on May 15 captured Alexandropol.A week later, they had approached both Yerevan and Karakilisa.