Putin tells Azerbaijan to take care of Christian shrines in Nagorno-Karabakh
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| Putin Russian Precident says that on his willing opponent to take care of Christian synagogues in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh. --Getty Images |
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The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called on his ailing opponent, Ilham Aliyev, to take care of Christian synagogues in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan comes under a ceasefire agreement this week, the Kremlin said.
Russia broke the ceasefire on Tuesday, securing regional progress for Azerbaijan in the Armenian region, where Azeri's army has been fighting the Armenian army for the past six weeks.
Putin told Aliyev that parts of the enclave include Christian churches and monasteries, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but populated by ethnic Armenians, and under the Azerbaijan Set Ceasefire Agreement.
"In this context, he (Putin) stressed the importance of protecting these temples and protecting the normal life of the church," the Kremlin said.
Aliyev said how the Kremlin would treat Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is an Islamic country.
In the Kremlin statement, Putin, Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pasinian also discussed the "practical aspects" of the ceasefire. Putin spoke with Aliyev on the phone and then with Aliyev and Pashinyan on a wide phone, it is not clear whether he spoke separately with the Armenian leader.
Under the agreement, 2,000 Russian peacekeepers are being deployed in the region.
In the early nineties, ethnic Armenians were under considerable military control of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding Azari region. They are now losing a lot of enclaves and surrounding areas.
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