Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

03/30/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 03/30/2021 03:12

The seventh column of the Humanitarian Response Center provided delivery of 80 tons of humanitarian cargo to the Kelbajar district

30.03.2021 (03:00)

The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues to ensure the transit of goods between the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan in November 2020.

To restore energy supply and water supply systems to social facilities and residential buildings, the eleventh Russian convoy of the Humanitarian Response Centre, consisting of 15 KamAZ military vehicles and escort vehicles, proceeded along the Stepanakert - Madagiz - Kelbajar route and delivered 80 tons of cargo to the Kelbajar region. This includes electrical equipment, construction equipment and materials.

In total, with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers, about 1,600 tons of cargo were transported in seven convoys.

Assistance was rendered to the Azerbaijani side on the basis of the terms of the trilateral agreement between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan dated November 9 last year.

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 00:00 (Moscow time) on November 10, 2020, a complete ceasefire and all hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh were announced.

To monitor the ceasefire and military operations, a peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is being deployed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

The basis of the Russian peacekeeping contingent consists of units of the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade (peacekeeping) of the Central Military District.

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