On May 27, RA Minister of Defence Suren Papikyan received Commander of the Russian Federation Peacekeeping Forces in Artsakh, Major General Andrey Volkov. Attaché on Defence Affairs of the Russian Embassy in Armenia, Colonel Igor Shcherbakov also took part in the meeting.

Major General Andrey Volkov briefed the RA Minister of Defence on the situation in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping unit in Artsakh and the current developments.

The interlocutors highly praised the efforts of the Russian Federation to stabilize the military-political situation in the region, as well as the process and effectiveness of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Artsakh.

During the meeting views were exchanged on regional security issues as well.