Ankara is not a party to the tripartite statements, on the basis of which Russian peacekeepers are in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was announced by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova after the words of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from the region in 2025. “Given the ongoing tense situation in the region, their activities are even more in demand. Maintaining peace in the South Caucasus comes from the interests of Yerevan and Baku, as well as regional players, which include Ankara,” Zakharova said.

Recall, earlier Erdogan said that Russia will fulfill the agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh. As a result, military peacekeepers from the Russian Federation will remain in a number of Karabakh regions until 2025, and then they will leave them.

Prior to this, Erdogan announced unconditional support for Ukraine in the war against the Russian Federation. He confirmed his words with the next plans for the supply of weapons and the construction of a plant for the production of attack drones in Ukraine. Turkey has supplied and plans to supply Ukraine with about 280 attack drones, 500 protected vehicles, and then 122-millimeter rockets. It is likely that deliveries of mortar and artillery ammunition will begin in the near future.