The joint Russian-Turkish center for monitoring the ceasefire regime and all military operations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone (RTJMC, Azerbaijani: Rusiya-Türkiyə Birgə Monitorinq Mərkəzi, Turkish: Rusya-Türkiye Ortak Merkezi) is a ceasefire monitoring center in the Aghdam district. The main purpose of the center is to monitor the implementation of the terms of the trilateral statement signed on November 10, 2020, by the Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia, and the agreements that were reached between them.[1][2]

The total area of the center is approximately 4 hectares. There are 65 office premises, working rooms and living rooms on the territory.[3]

History

On November 11, 2020, the Ministers of Defence of Russia and Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint monitoring center in Azerbaijan.[4][5][6]

On November 16, the Turkish Government submitted a proposal to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on the deployment of peacekeepers in Azerbaijan. On December 2, the Minister of Defence Hulusi Akar said that the Russian and Turkish governments reached the agreement and that the joint center was under construction.[7]

On January 30, 2021, the joint center was opened on the territory of the Aghdam district near the village of Qiyamaddinli.[8][9][10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Заявление Президента Азербайджанской Республики, Премьер-министра Республики Армения и Президента Российской Федерации". Президент России (in Russian). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Turkey Approves Sending Troops To Joint Russian Monitoring Center In Azerbaijan". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ↑ "В Агдаме открылся Турецко-российский совместный мониторинговый центр". azertag.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ↑ "В Минобороны рассказали о центре мониторинга в Карабахе". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Российско-турецкий центр по Карабаху приступит к работе 30 января". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Turkey, Russia to set up joint center to watch Nagorno-Karabakh peace - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Turkish-Russian monitoring center to be located in Aghdam". AzerNews.az. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  8. ↑ "Russian peacekeeping forces". Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  9. ↑ "В Азербайджане открыли российско-турецкий мониторинговый центр". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  10. ↑ "В Карабахе открылся российско-турецкий мониторинговый центр". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  11. ↑ "Russia and Turkey open joint military center in Azerbaijan | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  12. ↑ "Joint Russian-Turkish Monitoring Center Opens in Aghdam". Asbarez.com. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
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