Russian Defence Minister discusses activities of Russian Armed Forces peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh with his Armenian counterpart

Russian Defence Minister discusses activities of Russian Armed Forces peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh with his Armenian counterpart

On the sidelines of X Moscow Conference on International Security, Russian Defence Minister, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks with Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan to discuss the activities of Russian Armed Forces peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh.

"We have a lot to discuss, there are traditional issues concerning our military-technical and military cooperation. And, of course, issues related to the activities of our peacekeeping contingent, which carries out tasks in Nagorno-Karabakh. We remain as confident as you are that the main stabilising factor is the ceasefire along the entire line of contact," Head of the Russian Military Department said during the talks.

Sergei Shoigu also thanked his Armenian counterpart for his participation in the opening of International Army Games and ARMY 2022 International Military and Technical Forum, as well as Moscow Conference on International Security.

Suren Papikyan, in turn, noted that today's meeting is already the second since the beginning of the year, which shows the high level of Armenian-Russian bilateral cooperation.

"This meeting is very important for us. We highly appreciate the level of Armenian-Russian cooperation achieved, as well as the role of the Russian presence in the South Caucasus," the Armenian Minister of Defence said.

X Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-2022) opened today at Avangard Centre for Military and Patriotic Education of Youth in Patriot Park. More than 700 delegates from more than 70 countries from all regions of the world are taking part in the forum. The defence ministers of 35 countries have confirmed their participation, both in person and via videoconference, as well as eight chiefs of staff and deputy defence ministers. In addition, representatives of six international organisations are taking part in the conference.