Russian Defense Ministry says temporary observation posts dismantled along former contact line in Askeran, Aghdara, and Shusha districts of Azerbaijan.
A view of a Russian peacekeepers base just outside Khankendi, Azerbaijan, on Oct. 2, 2023 which is also known as Stepanakert to Armenians. / Photo: AP Archive
Russian peacekeepers dismantled temporary observation posts along the former contact line in the Khojaly, Martakert, and Shusha districts of Azerbaijan, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.Meanwhile, contacts with Azerbaijan and representatives of the Armenian population of Karabakh continue in order to prevent bloodshed and ensure security and compliance with humanitarian law in relation to civilians, the ministry added.
In a separate statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh had only one right, namely to monitor the compliance of the sides with the cease-fire. In the fall of 2020, with Türkiye lending its support, in 44 days of clashes Azerbaijan liberated from Armenian occupation numerous settlements in Karabakh, a region internationally recognized as Azerbaijani territory. The war ended with a Russia-brokered cease-fire.
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