Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Defense Minister and Defense Army Commander Mikayel Arzumanyan on Friday received Rustam Muradov, Commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent that has arrived to monitor the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, the Artsakh Defense Army reported.

The organizing and implementation of this peacekeeping mission were discussed at the meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday night signed a joint statement on a complete cessation of hostilities in and around Artsakh. Accordingly, Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities. But this statement also stipulates the handover of part of Artsakh lands to Azerbaijan.