Rustam Muradov assessed the activities of the Russian peacekeeping  contingent in Artsakh

ArmInfo.The former commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, positively assessed the work of  the Russian peacekeepers in this region. He stated this at a meeting  with participants in the All-Russian patriotic action "Watch of  Heroes of the Motherland" in Makhachkala.

"I assess (the activities of the peacekeeping mission of the Russian  Federation) only positively. We are assessed by the civilian  population - today life in Karabakh is in full swing. There are, of  course, very difficult questions, but the process is underway - the  return of people, the solution of a number of problematic issues.  Therefore, I think everything will be fine, "Muradov said.

He added that the Russian peacekeepers will stay on the territory of  Nagorno-Karabakh for five years after the conflict. "The first five  years - according to an agreement signed by the heads of the three  states. Subsequently, a decision will be made on the further  extension [of the stay] of the Russian peacekeeping contingent," he  added in an interview with TASS.

Hero of Russia Rustam Muradov completed his mission as commander of  the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 6.  Major General Mikhail Kosobokov has been appointed Commander of the  Russian peacekeeping mission in the region. To recall, in accordance  with the agreements specified in the joint statement of the President  of the Russian Federation, the President of the Republic of  Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, from  12:00pm Moscow time on November 10, 2020, a complete ceasefire and  all hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh were announced. ... A  peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation has been deployed  to control the ceasefire and military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh.