Arshak Karapetyan Meets Rustam Muradov

The Minister of Defense of Armenia, Arshak Karapetyan, hosted Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, Lieutenant General Gennadi Anashkin, and Major General Mikhail Kosobokov.

During the meeting, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District of Russia, introduced the newly appointed commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Artsakh, Hero of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Gennadi Anashkin.

The Minister of Defense congratulated Lieutenant General Gennadi Anashkin on assuming his new position and wished him success in carrying out the peacekeeping mission.

The Minister of Defense also expressed gratitude to the former commander of the peacekeeping forces, Major General Mikhail Kosobokov, for his dignified service during his tenure and wished him success in his future endeavors.

The parties highly appreciated the efforts of the Russian Federation aimed at stabilizing the military-political situation in the region and expressed satisfaction with the effectiveness of the Russian peacekeeping mission being conducted in Artsakh.

Opinions were also exchanged on issues of regional security.