ArmInfo. Following negotiations with the Russian side on the technical aspects of the functioning of the Joint Observatory for Monitoring the Ceasefire in Nagorno- Karabakh, a corresponding protocol was signed. Anadolu reported this with reference to Twitter by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense.
"The protocol defines the foundations and principles of work of the Joint Center on Karabakh. Work is underway to start the work of the Joint Turkish-Russian Center as soon as possible," the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
The agreement on the establishment of a joint monitoring center was reached on November 11 by the heads of the defense departments of Turkey and Russia Hulusi Akar and Sergei Shoigu.
On November 9, the Presidents of the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, as well as the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, signed a joint statement on the complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Russian leader, in particular, said that the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides will remain in their occupied positions, and peacekeepers from the Russian Federation will be deployed in the region. An agreement was also reached to establish a joint Russian-Turkish ceasefire control center, which will be located on the territory of Azerbaijan. On November 17, the Turkish parliament approved a presidential decree providing for the sending of troops to Azerbaijan for a period of one year.