Russian, Armenian defence chiefs discuss Karabakh ceasefire, cooperation

Russian and Armenian Defence Ministers Sergei Shoigu and Suren Papikyan have held negotiations as part of the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security.

"We have something to discuss, there are traditional issues related to our military-technical and military cooperation. And, of course, issues related to the activities of our peacekeeping contingent, which performs tasks in Nagorno-Karabakh. We remain confident, just like you, that the main stabilising factor is the ceasefire along the entire line of contact," the Russian defence minister said during the talks, Caliber.Az reports citing the Russian Defence Ministry press service.

Shoigu also thanked his Armenian counterpart for attending the opening of the International Army Games, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", as well as the Moscow Conference on International Security.

For his part, Papikyan noted that today's meeting is already the second since the beginning of the year, which shows the high level of bilateral Armenian-Russian allied cooperation.

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