Russian peacekeeping contingent to receive solemn farewell from Karabakh PHOTO / VIDEO

A solemn event dedicated to the departure of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan will be held today in Khojaly.

High-ranking military officials from both sides are expected to attend the event, Caliber.Az reports.

The final and irrevocable withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan will have a favourable impact on bilateral relations between the countries, which will develop more predictably without this unnecessary military element.

It's intriguing to observe the responses from the perennially critical "opposition," dissenters, and outright pessimists who adamantly claimed that Russia would never withdraw from Karabakh. Their predictions, especially regarding this matter, have proven to be significantly off-base, to say the least.