Armenia and Azerbaijan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire following Russia’s mediation, AP reported. The two countries were engaged in a co...
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire following Russia’s mediation, AP reported. The two countries were engaged in a conflict over a territory leading to heavy firing from both sides for nearly two weeks.
In a statement, the countries’ foreign ministers said that the truce was intended to exchange prisoners and recover the dead. Specific details of the agreement will be agreed upon later, they added.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov read the joint statement of truce following 10 hours of mediation in Moscow. He said the two countries can now begin “substantive talks”, reported BBC.
Fresh clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan had broken out on September 27 resulting in the death of at least 21 people. The two countries, both part of the erstwhile Soviet Union, are fighting over a territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Although recognised as a part of Azerbaijan, the Nagorno-Karabakh territory is home to the ethnic Armenian majority and is run by them with support from Armenia.
During the fighting on September 27, over 100 citizens of the Nagorno-Karabakh region were injured in air and artillery attack launched by Azerbaijan. Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh declared martial law and mobilised the male population. In response, Azerbaijan also declared martial law.
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