Moscow: We will solve the issue of the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh with Baku

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galozin said in an interview with the country’s media that Moscow is solving the issue of the presence of Russian peacekeepers in the Karabakh region with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

He said, “After the agreement of the Armenian leadership with the recognition of Azerbaijan’s ownership of Karabakh, we will review all issues regarding the peacekeepers staying in the region with the Azerbaijani side.”

This senior diplomat reminded that Russian peacekeepers were sent to the Karabakh region after the tripartite statement by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on November 10, 2020, and this document is still It has not been canceled and therefore Russian peacekeeping forces must remain in the region until November 2025.

He added that the situation in Karabagh has changed a lot after Armenia’s decision to recognize the region as the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that “Baku and Yerevan are ready to finalize the peace agreement and are moving in this direction.” We hope that this agreement will be concluded as soon as possible.” The officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan also say that they have come close to a peace agreement with Armenia to end the decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

It was Monday that the two countries of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia announced that they had received the latest proposals regarding the peace agreement; The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan said that positive messages have been received from Yerevan, although not all problems will be solved with the peace agreement. Armenia took back part of the lands of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and recently, after Baku’s attacks on the remaining parts of Karabakh in September, the Armenians present in this region agreed to the conditions of the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the disarmament of this region, and Karabakh was completely in Baku control income. Since then, the two countries have expressed their desire and action for peace with the mediation of other parties, including Russia, but still there has been no concrete progress in this regard.

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