Troops of the Russian peacekeeping contingent provided a safe visit to pilgrims of the Amaras monastery complex, located near the line of demarcation of the parties in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Russian peacekeepers escorted pilgrims for Sunday service to the monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church from Stepanakert to the Martuni district and vice versa.
After the end of hostilities and the signing of a ceasefire agreement, the early medieval monastery of Amaras was in close proximity to the line of demarcation of the parties. Servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh regularly provide security for pilgrims wishing to visit this shrine.
