First of all, I am grateful that you found the time to meet with us, to discuss some of the urgent issues and most issues that have become relevant. Time flies fast.

Axar.az reports that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said this at a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

"Not so much time has passed since the adoption of the plan by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, since the adoption of what I believe is a historic statement, but the peacekeeping contingent, the peacekeeping forces have already taken up the positions that were determined, i.e. the 23 posts were taken under control in the direction of the highway in order to ensure the security of the line of contact. The return of refugees has begun. All the work that has been done to date is bearing fruit, of course.

As you have said, the ceasefire has been observed during all this time, perhaps with the exception of some rare and what we consider minor exchanges, and I am confident that this will continue to be the case," said Sergei Shoigu.