According to the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the current presence of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) will not be limited to a five-year term.

"True, five years may be enough to create guarantees of security and stability in the region. But the Karabakh conflict is a prolonged one, so I do not believe that the presence of Russian peacekeepers will be confined to one five-year period," Pashinyan said in an interview with TASS.

The Prime Minister stressed that the deployment of Russian peacekeepers in the Nagorno-Karabakh region is "a matter of political agreement reached," and it is noted in the November 9 joint statement by the leaders of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. According to Pashinyan, "the five-year term is the beginning of the process." He also noted that this period can be automatically extended.

"I believe the main issue at the moment is to ensure stability in Nagorno-Karabakh and the region and to ensure the security of the citizens of Nagorno-Karabakh, and I believe and hope that the Russian peacekeepers will be successful and will be able to really carry out this mission," Pashinyan said.