MOSCOW, September 26 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi emphasized the importance of resolving all issues regarding Karabakh exclusively through peaceful, political and diplomatic means, the Kremlin press service reports.
“The presidents of Russia and Iran emphasized the importance of resolving all issues exclusively through peaceful, political and diplomatic means,” the message says.
On September 19, Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Karabakh, calling it “anti-terrorism measures of a local nature” to restore the constitutional order. Yerevan characterized this as aggression, saying that there are no Armenian units in Karabakh. A day later, through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers, an agreement was reached on a ceasefire; among the conditions of the truce, in particular, the disarmament of Armenian forces and the withdrawal of heavy equipment from Karabakh were outlined. On September 21, in the Azerbaijani city of Yevlakh, 100 kilometers northeast of Stepanakert, a meeting of representatives of Karabakh Armenians with the Azerbaijani delegation was held, dedicated to the integration of the region into the republic.
The Russian Ministry of Defense called on the parties to the conflict to immediately cease fire and continue negotiations. The Russian military department noted that Russian peacekeepers organized medical care for the victims and the evacuation of the civilian population of Karabakh from the most dangerous areas. Later, the Russian Foreign Ministry called on the conflicting parties to immediately stop the bloodshed, stop hostilities and eliminate civilian casualties. The Russian Federation, as follows from the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, calls for an immediate return to the implementation of the trilateral agreements of November 2020. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on September 22 that the armed formations of Karabakh, in pursuance of the agreements reached on the cessation of hostilities, began to hand over weapons and military equipment under the control of Russian peacekeepers.