President of Russia Vladimir Putin says his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev has promised to ensure unimpeded entrance of both Azerbaijanis and Armenians to monuments and religious shrines in Nagorno-Karabakh, RIA Novosti reported.

“This concerns historical and cultural monuments and religious shrines. I talked to Ilham Aliyev who said the Azerbaijani authorities will ensure entrance of Armenians and Azerbaijanis,” Putin said during a consultation with representatives of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh today.

During the consultation, Commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh Rustam Muradov said one of the monuments (an ancient Christian monastery) is under the peacekeeping mission’s supervision, adding that the entrance of Armenians and Azerbaijanis can be ensured and that there are Christians in Azerbaijan as well.