The ceasefire in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh [(Artsakh)] is fully maintained, said Aleksey Polyukhovich, deputy commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh, speaking to reporters on Thursday, according to TASS.

"The peacekeeping contingent is carrying out its duties as normal; the situation in the [military] positions is calm," Polyukhovich added.

On November 9, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement on a complete cessation of hostilities in and around Artsakh. Accordingly, Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities. But this statement also stipulates the handover of part of Artsakh lands to Azerbaijan.