Kremlin told about its activities in Nagorno Karabakh

ArmInfo.Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh  and the Humanitarian Response Center.

So, to clarify the journalists, whether the Russian peacekeeping  mission in Karabakh is really expanding, taking into account the fact  that, among other things, doctors and specialists are sent there to  solve heat supply issues, Peskov noted that the Humanitarian Response  Center is dealing with problems that were aggravated by the war in  Nagorno Karabakh, the peacekeeping mission performs other functions.

"No, this is a mistaken impression. On the one hand, there is no need  to completely separate them, but there is also no need to confuse the  mission of our military peacekeepers, who are on the line of contact  of the conflicting parties, with a humanitarian center - a joint  Humanitarian Center that is open and functioning there, in fact, is  gaining momentum," Peskov said, adding that the Humanitarian Center  is designed to solve numerous problems that have been exacerbated by  the war.

He also rejected claims that what happened in Nagorno-Karabakh gives  reason to expect an aggravation of the situation in the Donbass and  Kiev's attempts to regain control of the region.

At the same time, Peskov did not comment on the statement of Turkish  President Tayyip Erdogan that he discussed with Russian leader  Vladimir Putin the possibility of expanding efforts to maintain the  ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh together with other countries in the  region. The Kremlin spokesman stressed that he had nothing to say  other than what was published in the official press release.

"During the telephone conversation, the issue of fulfilling the  agreements of President Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev  and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan was discussed. Also,  the focus was on the modalities of joint work within the framework of  the joint monitoring center," Peskov stated.

The core of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is made up of units  of the 15th separate motorized rifle (peacekeeping) brigade of the  Central Military District. The transfer of Russian peacekeepers from  Ulyanovsk was carried out by Il-76 military transport aircraft.  Russia sent a peacekeeping contingent headquartered in Stepanakert to  the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone: 1,960 servicemen, 90 armored  personnel carriers, 380 units of vehicles and special equipment. In  parallel with this, the International Center for Humanitarian  Response is deploying in Stepanakert, designed to assist the  population in overcoming the humanitarian consequences of the war.