The Minister of Defense of Russia and Armenia – Sergey Shoigu and Suren Papikyan – discussed the activities of the peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh, as well as cooperation in the military sphere. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“We have something to discuss, there are traditional issues regarding our military-technical and military cooperation. And, of course, issues related to the activities of our peacekeeping contingent, which performs tasks in Karabakh. We are still confident in the same way. Like you, that the main stabilizing factor is the ceasefire on the entire line of contact, ”said the head of the Russian military department.
In turn, Papikyan noted that Armenia highly appreciates the role of the Russian presence in the South Caucasus.