Conflict and Peace

Elements from the two thousand strong peacekeeping force entered the territory after their deployment on Tuesday as part of an agreement reached between Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to end the six week Karabakh war.

The ministers arrived in Baku on Tuesday evening to meet with Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran also declares its readiness to assist in the deployment of peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation along the lines of contact in accordance with clauses 3 and 4 of the ceasefire agreement."