Lavrov and UN High Commissioner discussed return of refugees in Karabakh

In Moscow, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov was held with the UN High Commissioner on Refugees Filippo Grandi.

According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov and Filippo Grandi reviewed the issues of the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and the directions in accordance with the trilateral statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on November 10, 2020.

During the conversation, there was a thorough exchange of views on the issues of refugees, IDPs and stateless persons in the world, including, including the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as on various aspects of the cooperation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is noted.