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1 Nagorno-Karabakh The Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, stated that the Turkish-Russian observation center, planned to monitor the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, is being constructed at the moment. The military will take up their duties shortly. The minister added that "the Turkish and the Russian officers, including generals, will serve in the center. They will cooperate to maintain the ceasefire" - the minister explained, the news agency "Anadolu" quoted his words. Earlier, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported that Ankara and Moscow signed an agreement to establish a joint ceasefire monitoring center in Nagorno-Karabakh. The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, stated that "the center will be located on the territory of Azerbaijan. The number of the Russian and the Turkish personnel in the joint center will be equal". 2 Nagorno-Karabakh The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian peacekeepers continue their combat engineering duties in Nagorno-Karabakh. It was reported that "over the past day, a survey of the local area, search, and cleaning from the explosive items of the territory of secondary school No. 10 of the city of Stepanakert were completed". The specialists from the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the Warring Parties helped to restore the power-grid and the heat supply. The Russian Defense Ministry added that the special medical detachment in the city of Stepanakert has begun receiving the first patients from Nagorno-Karabakh. "About 70 locals asked for a medical help from the specialists from the medical detachment of the Russian Ministry of Defense, deployed in Stepanakert" - the message concluded. 3 Armenia The Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan mentioned the exceptional role of the Russian President Vladimir Putin in the stopping of the bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh region - Pashinyan stated at the CSTO video summit. “I would like to underline the exceptional role of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. During all 44 days of the hostilities, we were in a constant contact. We discussed the necessary measures, needed to stop the bloodshed and to protect the lives of people. We are still working closely with Vladimir Putin to resolve problems such as search of the missing persons, exchange of detainees and PoWs, and the bodies of the dead" - the Prime Minister of Armenia concluded. 4 Afghanistan The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that on Tuesday, in the city of Kabul, a car of the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan was hit by an exploded IED. It was noted that the staff of the embassy received a light concussion as a result of the explosion. According to the preliminary reports - the target of the terror attack was the vehicle of the Afghan National Security Forces that moved in front of the Russian diplomatic vehicle. The Russian Foreign Ministry doesn’t rule out that the attack was directed against Russian citizens as well. Maria Zakharova demanded Afghanistan to conduct a proper investigation of the incident, and take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of the Russian foreign mission staff in Afghanistan. "The Russian embassy in Kabul is implementing additional measures, aimed to increase the degree of security of the personnel, and the facilities of the diplomatic mission" - the statement concluded. 5 The USA Joe Biden, who, according to the American mass media, have won the US presidential elections, confirmed the readiness of the future administration to return Washington to the list of the participants in the ’Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’ on the Iranian Nuclear Program. Joe Biden stated so during an interview with ’The New York Times’. According to Biden - the future administration intends, in a cooperation with the allies and partners, “to participate in the negotiations, and develop additional agreements that would enhance the restrictions on the Iranian nuclear program, and also on the Iranian missile program”. Biden added that he considers a functioning agreement that would control Tehran’s nuclear development to be "the best instrument to ensure the stability of the region". 6 Japan - Russia The Japanese government announced a protest due to the deployment of the S-300V4 AA missile systems from the Russian Eastern Military District on the Kuril Islands - the TASS news agency reported with a reference to the press service of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. "The Japanese Embassy in Russia protested to the Russian Foreign Ministry while noting that such actions enhance the Russian military potential, and are thus incompatible with the position of our country on those islands" - the Japanese government stated. The Japanese Cabinet Secretary General, Katsunobu Kato, stated during a press conference in Tokyo that the Japanese authorities "intend to continue to closely monitor the actions of the Russian troops in the Far East, including the northern territories", as well as "the impact of those actions on the security matters". On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that several S-300V4 systems from the eastern military district took up the combat duty on the islands of the Kuril ridge. Constantine Reztsov, specially for ANNA NEWS.
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