Moscow is Not Discussing the Withdrawal of Russian Peacekeepers from Nagorno-Karabakh with Baku and Yerevan

Moscow is not discussing the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Nagorno-Karabakh with Baku and Yerevan. This was reported by a diplomatic source to ria.ru.

“The information from several media outlets stating that a Russian Defense Ministry delegation is discussing the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh in Baku or Yerevan is not true,” he said. “These are planned communications regarding the current activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent,” the agency's interlocutor added.

Earlier, Russian media reported that a delegation from the Russian Ministry of Defense would visit Yerevan today to discuss the timeline for the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Aram Torosyan stated that no such meeting is planned at the Armenian Ministry of Defense.