Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov received the new commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Major General Andrei Volkov.

Azerbaijani mass media reported quoting the press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan that during the meeting the parties discussed the operational situation in the Karabakh economic zone where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed.

Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov introduced the new commander of the peacekeeping contingent.