On June 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi discussed the return of refugees and temporarily displaced persons to Nagorno-Karabakh among many other issues during their meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
During the conversation, they exchanged views on refugees around the world, internally displaced persons and stateless persons, as well as taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic, and various aspects of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ cooperation with Russia.
“The return of refugees and temporarily displaced persons to Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions in accordance with the 2020 November 9 trilateral statement signed by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan were discussed,” the statement says.