PanARMENIAN.Net – The command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent has decided to deploy reserves to prevent the further advance of the Azerbaijani troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to a statement published on the peacekeepers official Telegram channel.
The statement reminded that on March 24, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces crossed the line of contact near the settlement of Parukh, violating Paragraph 1 of the Trilateral Statement between Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan from November 9, 2020.
“Currently, the settlement is under the control of the Russian peacekeeping contingent,” it added.
The statement came amid renewed violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Azerbaijan stormed into the zone of the responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in the area and is refusing to completely withdraw its forces from strategic heights.
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