The Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia, Yevgeny Zinichev, has arrived in Armenia’s capital Yerevan Saturday to discuss humanitarian issues, as well as the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh [(Artsakh)]. RIA Novosti reported this, citing a statement issued by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

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— which Azerbaijan had launched on September 27—in and around Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Accordingly, Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the region to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities.