Aliyev's aide: Baku, Moscow still determining Russian peacekeepers' mandateSeptember 6, 2021 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan and Russia are discussing additional legal mechanisms on the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh, an aide to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, has said. “As for additional agreements and legal mechanisms on the mandate of the peacekeepers, there have been preliminary contacts between the parties in this regard, and certain discussions are still ongoing,” Hajiyev said in an interview with the BBC. He stressed that the activity of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh is based on the trilateral statement of November 9, signed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. Hajiyev said the trilateral statement set a "political and, to a certain extent, legal framework" for the peacekeeping forces. Around 2000 Russian peacekeepers were sent to the region when Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Photo. Ria Novosti Top stories The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. Partner news | Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Armenia recalls Belarus envoy for consultations Armenian Ambassador to Belarus has been called to Yerevan for consultations, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry reveals. Armenia denies Azerbaijan's ceasefire accusations The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. |