Russia intends to prevent further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh,Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, Trend reports citing TASS.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Baku, Trend reports referring to Russian media.

Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu have inaugurated the “Sea Cup” international competition in Baku.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov and the visiting Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu have discussed the military cooperation and the military-political situation in the region, namely, Armenian military provocation last month that killed 12 soldiers and a civilian.

President Ilham Aliyev has said that the Sea Cup competition being held in Baku as part of the annual Russian military sports event Army Games, will serve to strengthen cooperation between the participating countries.

On July 18, at the initiative of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, a phone conversation was held with the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, Trend reports citing Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry.

At the invitation of Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has left for Moscow on August 2, Trend reports referring to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

The Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) has been defeated over the last three years of military actions in Syria with Russia's support, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Saturday at the fifth council of defense ministers of ASEAN member countries and their dialogue partners, TASS reports.

The Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria have accomplished the task set by President Vladimir Putin, Sputnik quoted Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying on January 10.

Russian and Azerbaijani military authorities will expand their cooperation, including in the area of trainings.