Thursday, September 28 2023 17:34

ArmInfo.Russian peacekeepers will remain on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh at least until 2025 within the framework of the concluded agreement. A similar opinion is shared by military political scientist, director of the Law and Order charity institution, candidate of historical sciences, reserve lieutenant colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Oleg Ivannikov.

"The agreement on the presence of the Russian peacekeeping corps on  the territory of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was  concluded for a period of five years. It provides for a complex and  multi- level procedure for its early termination, which will have an  extremely negative impact on the security of the region. Russian  peacekeepers are independent observers of the ceasefire process and  the need for them presence on both sides of the conflict.

This allows us to unambiguously conclude that the treaty plan has  been fully implemented and that Russian peacekeepers will remain in  the border zone for five years. They need to prevent the continuation  and escalation of the conflict. Peacekeepers will remain on the  territory of Karabakh until at least 2025 and control the border  between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We cannot leave there, only Russia  can ensure peace," Oleg Ivannikov emphasized, URA.RU reports.

The military political scientist added that Russian peacekeepers are  now evacuating the population on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.  "From the first days of the intergovernmental agreement, Russian  peacekeepers have been conscientiously and sacrificially fulfilling  their military duty, saving civilians and facilitating their  evacuation to Armenia. Peacekeepers are in full control of the  situation and are making an invaluable contribution to ensuring the  safety of citizens who remain to live on the territory of  Azerbaijan," Ivannikov noted.