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Moscow to maintain activities of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh — Lavrov

Russia to continue to ensure the implementation of the accords made at the highest level in November 2020 and in January in November 2021

MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. Moscow will continue to ensure the implementation of trilateral agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh, which were made by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, including the activities of Russian peacekeepers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on Friday.

"Three sets of agreements on resolving the Karabakh issue were made at the highest level in November 2020 and in January in November 2021. We will continue to ensure the implementation of these accords, including the activities of Russian peacekeeping troops deployed to Karabakh, in strict compliance with their mandate," Lavrov pointed out.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on March 26 that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces had entered the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers in the region. On Sunday, the ministry reported that Azerbaijan had withdrawn troops from the Farukh settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, 2020, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 9, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the document, Azerbaijan and Armenia maintained the positions that they had held, while a number of districts were handed over to Baku and Russian peacekeepers were deployed along the line of contact and the Lachin Corridor.