The participation of Turkish peacekeepers in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh [(Artsakh)] conflict is impossible without the consent of both Yerevan and Baku, but the issue has not been discussed, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

Answering the question as top whether Russia is ready to agree to the presence of Turkish peacekeepers in the region, the Kremlin spokesman said that the issue was not discussed. "It cannot be a topic of discussion only between Moscow and Ankara. Armenia and Azerbaijan must agree to this," Peskov said, adding that "there were no such agreements."

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. According to the Russian leader, the Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces will remain in their positions, and Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region. But this statement also stipulates the handover of part of Artsakh lands to Azerbaijan.