Media: Russia has begun withdrawing its peacekeeping contingent from Karabakh

Russian peacekeeping forces began to leave Karabakh. In particular, the protection of the Albanian Khudawang temple in Kelbajar district was entrusted to the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.

Videos showing a convoy of Russian military equipment leaving Karabakh and leaving Azerbaijan through Terter and Bardin districts appeared on social networks. According to the press of Azerbaijan, the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the territory of the country has begun.

According to reports, military equipment and peacekeeping forces are already in Kelbajar district It was recorded that al -Ban left the territory of Khudawang Temple. The protection of the monastery was transferred to the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.

We remind you that Russian peacekeeping forces were deployed in the Karabakh region in accordance with the tripartite statement signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia on November 10, 2020. On January 1, 2024, the officially unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ceased to exist.

In March, Azerbaijani President Ilhom Aliyev said that Baku and Yerevan are closer than ever to normalizing bilateral relations.