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1,960 Russian peacekeepers are stationed in the part of Karabakh that remained under the control of the Armenian armed forces at the end of the second Karabakh war. The number of military personnel of the Russian peacekeeping contingent is indicated in a trilateral statement dated November 10, 2020. According to the deputy of the Azerbaijani parliament, the real number of peacekeepers there reaches 7,000-8,000 people.
“I do not want the words I said to cast a shadow on the relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, but this is a fact, and there is no secret in this. The truth is that the contingent of Russian military personnel stationed on the territory of Azerbaijan cooperates with the separatist regime, moreover, contributes to the activities of the remnants of the military formations of Armenia there, ”said the deputy of the Milli Mejlis (Azerbaijani parliament) from Khojaly [a city in the part of Karabakh located under the control of Armenian forces – JAMnews] Elman Mammadov.