Checkpoint of Russian peacekeepers in KarabakhYEREVAN, Jan 15 The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which ended up on January 14 in the territory controlled by the Azerbaijani armed forces and taken into custody by them, was reported on Saturday by the National Security Service of Karabakh. Earlier, the National Security Service said that Andranik Aleksanyan, born in 1953 , got lost, ended up in the territory controlled by the armed forces of Azerbaijan, and was detained. Russian peacekeepers were informed about the incident. «Today, through the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping forces, the Armenian side was handed over … Andranik Aleksanyan … The National Security Service is taking measures to clarify the circumstances of the transfer of a citizen of Artsakh (the self-name of Karabakh — ed.) to the Azerbaijani side,» — According to the SNBV website, at the end of September 2020, hostilities resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh, which became a continuation of a long-term conflict and led to casualties among the civilian population. The parties made several attempts to conclude a truce, but the tripartite agreement reached on the night of November 10 was successful. With the mediation of Moscow, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to completely cease fire, remaining in their positions, and to exchange prisoners and the bodies of the dead. In addition, the Kelbajar and Lachin regions, as well as part of the Agdam region, which in the interwar period were under the control of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, crossed Baku. Russian peacekeepers have been stationed in the region, including the Lachin corridor.
