Senior Russian General: We are trying to reopen the South Caucasus communication routes

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said on Thursday: “Moscow is actively working to remove the blockage of communication routes in the South Caucasus and sign the treaty.” Peace works between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. html”>Armena Press” This senior Russian general said in a meeting with foreign military officials that the situation in the South Caucasus is still tense but will stabilize.

Gerasimov said: “Russia is working through political channels in order to unblock transport communications in the Caucasus, sign a peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan, and also resolve the most serious disputes between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.”

The forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan carried out a lightning attack in September to recapture the Karabakh region. The Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh in the past 30 years, but this month they exchanged prisoners and issued a joint statement.

This exchange included the release of 32 Armenians by the Republic of Azerbaijan, these people were captured in late 2020. On the other hand, Armenia handed over two soldiers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Gerasimov pointed to the settlement of more than 10,000 civilians during Baku’s recent attack on Nagorno-Karabakh and said: “The ceasefire was reached in 24 hours with the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping forces. As the guarantor of creating a peaceful life and the return of the residents of the region, our soldiers continue to fulfill their goals”. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has also said that no document There is no international body that says that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been resolved and the talks to resolve the conflict do not mean that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue has been resolved. Pashinyan told Armenian TV: “There is no document on There is no table where the settlement of the Karabakh conflict is written.”

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