Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to discuss issues of the return of refugees to Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.

"The sides exchanged views on the problem of refugees, internally displaced persons and people without citizenship in the world, including amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discussed various aspects of the cooperation between the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and our country," it said. "The sides discussed issues of the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions in line with the statement of the Russia, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders on the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities in the conflict zone of November 9, 2020.