BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 14. Armenian
Defense Minister Suren Papikyan met with the Commander of the
Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Oleg
Salyukov, and the new commander of the Russian peacekeeping
contingent in Karabakh, Major General Kirill Kulakov, Trend reports.
During the meeting, the sides discussed the situation in the
zone of responsibility for peacekeepers as well as the issue of
increasing the efficiency of the Russian peacekeeping mission.
The meeting also emphasized the importance of implementing all
points of the Trilateral Statement.
Earlier on September 12, Commander of the Ground Forces of the
Russian Armed Forces Army General Oleg Salyukov presented the new
commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, Major General
Kirill Kulakov, to Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General
Zakir Hasanov.