On April 26, a grand closing ceremony of Joint Russian-Turkish Monitoring Centre, located in the territory of Aghdam district, was held, Paralel.Az reports.

The ceremony was attended by First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, Adviser to the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Bakhtiyar Ersay, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Istrakov, military servicemen and media representatives.

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Joint Russian-Turkish Monitoring Centre stationed in Azerbaijan's Aghdam has ceased its activities today, Paralel.Az reports.

On this occasion, a solemn ceremony is being held at the Türkiye-Russia Joint Monitoring Center organized by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

In this regard, a media tour was organized for a group of media representatives.

Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army Colonel-General Karim Valiyev, the ambassadors of Türkiye and Russia, and other persons take part in the ceremony.

Noted that by the Memorandum signed between the Republic of Türkiye and the Russian Federation, a Türkiye-Russia Joint Monitoring Center was established on January 30, 2021, in Aghdam, Azerbaijan, to monitor the ceasefire regime in the Garabagh region and prevent law violations. As a result of the anti-terrorist measures of September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan restored its sovereignty throughout the country. In this regard, since the Russian Peacekeeping Contingent started to leave the Garabagh region a few days ago, there is no need for the Joint Center to operate. Additionally, the Ministry of National Defense of Türkiye announced on April 18 that the Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Center located in Aghdam will be suspended.