Minister of Defense of Armenia Vagharshak Harutyunyan today received Commander of the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation deployed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone for ceasefire control, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov.

The defense minister expressed gratitude for the quick expansion of the peacekeeping contingent and the large-scale efforts made to establish and maintain peace in Nagorno-Karabakh.

During the meeting, Harutyunyan particularly stressed the importance of the return of captives, as well as the search for missing persons and the exchange of the bodies of servicemen. He also stated that a special headquarters has been set up in Nagorno-Karabakh to organize the activities effectively and that a representative of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia is one of the representatives of the headquarters.

At the defense minister’s request, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov presented the course of implementation of the peacekeeping mission and the situation in the sites of deployment of the peacekeeping contingent.