[ad_1]
Reuters
An apartment building damaged by bombing in the town of Stepanakert
Today, Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the residents of Stepanakert, the capital of the “unknown Republic of Karabakh”, will return to their homes after the cessation of hostilities in the area.
read more
“On November 14, 2020, some 250 residents of Stepanakert returned to their homes,” a ministry statement said.
The statement stated that “the first nine refugee buses arrived in Stepanakert after the deployment of the Russian peacekeeping force and the establishment of observation posts. The Russian army ensured the safe movement of buses through the contact line. for the return of peaceful citizens to their homes in Stepanakert “.
Earlier today, the Kremlin reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed, in two phone calls with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, his satisfaction with the firmness of the ceasefire regime and the calm situation on the line of contact between the two parties to the conflict. Armenian Azerbaijan.
This came after the commander of the Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, confirmed that the ceasefire in the region is fully maintained, explaining that in the region “not a single shot is heard”. .
Earlier this week, the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia adopted a joint declaration on the imposition of a ceasefire regime and all hostilities in the region, since Azerbaijan was involved, since September 27, in a large-scale offensive to restore the Karabakh region and the seven adjacent areas, over which Baku lost control due to war. Years 1992-1994.
The armed conflict in and around Karabakh left thousands of deaths on both sides, in addition to causing tens of thousands of Armenians living in Karabakh to flee their homes, including from the city of Stepanakert.
According to the terms of the tripartite declaration, a Russian peacekeeping force consisting of 1,960 soldiers, 90 armored infantry vehicles and 380 vehicles and various military equipment is being deployed.
Source: Interfax
[ad_2]
