Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh's territorial affiliation, where Russia's peacekeeping contingent has been deployed.
According to RIA Novosti, the Russian leader spoke about the situation on the “Russia 1” TV channel.
"Armenia did not recognize the independence and sovereignty of Nagorno-Karabakh. Thus. According to the norms of international law, this meant that Nagorno-Karabakh and all adjacent areas were and still are an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan," - Putin said.
He added that even though the Russian Federation is a part of CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) the liabilities and conditions of such membership did not oblige Russia to get involved in the conflict.
"The CSTO treaty is based on mutual assistance provision in the event of aggression against the territory of a country party to this treaty. No one has encroached on the territory of the Armenian Republic, thus we had not any right to get involved and take part in hostilities," - Putin said.
According to Apostrophe, on November 21, Russian delegation arrived in Armenia. In Yerevan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shared a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other politicians. During the meeting, a triparty truce was discussed signed by the representatives of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, which ended the Nagorno-Karabakh war.