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Moscow has not yet seen Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's proposals for specifying details of the Russian peacekeeping mission's work in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Friday, TASS reported.

"I find it difficult to answer this question because we have not seen the specific proposals that the Armenian prime minister wants to discuss in the context of the Russian peacekeeping operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, so I cannot guess now," Lavrov said in response to a request to comment on Pashinyan's statements on the urgent need to specify the Russian peacekeeping mission in Karabakh.

"Any of the sides have the right to propose additional initiatives, it has been agreed by the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Armenian Prime Minister. So far we have not seen any,” the Russian diplomat said.

Earlier, Pashinyan said that the developments in Artsakh raise questions about the activities of Russian peacekeepers. The prime minister said that he considered the presence and activities of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh a key factor for ensuring security of Armenians, and highly rated the Russian efforts to ensure security and stability in the region.

“We expect that any attempt to cross the line of contact will be stopped by the Russian peacekeeping troops,” he said.