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After weeks of violent fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire under Russian mediation.
10:28 am, November 10, 2020
Following the new agreement to end all fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict region, Russian peacekeeping forces have started their operations. The “complete” ceasefire should allow a “permanent” solution to the conflictRussian President Vladimir Putin said Monday night. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian called him Agreement “unspeakably painful”, Azerbaijani head of state, Ilham Aliyev, hailed the enemy’s “surrender”.
The conflict between the two former Soviet republics over Nagorno-Karabakh had ended Burned again at the end of September. According to official figures from both parties to the conflict, more than 1,300 people have died since then, including dozens of civilians. The now-agreed ceasefire went into effect Tuesday night.
According to Putin, the agreement stipulates that both parties will continue to control the territories currently occupied by them. Russian soldiers therefore it should be part of Peace mission It will be sent to patrol the front lines and secure a corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenian territory. As announced by the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, the deployment of 1,960 Russian soldiers and 90 armored vehicles is planned.
“Step unspeakably painful”
Paschiniano called the agreement on the online network Facebook one “An indescribably painful step for me personally and for our people.” He accepted the agreement after a “thorough analysis of the military situation.”
Aliyev he said triumphantly in a televised speech that Pashinian had no choice but to “historic agreementThe Armenian head of government was forced to do so by an “iron hand”. It was “essentially a surrender.”
Thousands of people demonstrated against the ceasefire in Yerevan. They reprimanded Pashinian as a “traitor” and demanded that he resign. Hundreds of protesters stormed the government headquarters and the parliament building. In the seat of the government they razed offices and smashed windows, in parliament they extended into the plenary hall.
Armenian police have regained control of the government headquarters and the parliament building in Yerevan after protesters stormed the buildings in anger over a ceasefire agreement with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Police secured the government headquarters on Tuesday morning, as reported by a reporter from the AFP news agency. However, the activists announced that they would protest again later that day.
The police blocked a road leading to Parliament and then the building was cleared. A group of about 20 protesters were prevented from building a road blockade.
Shortly before the ceasefire was announced, Azerbaijani troops had a Russian Downed military helicopter. According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, two soldiers were killed and another wounded in the incident near the Russian border with Azerbaijan.
“Tragic incident”
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry apologized for the shooting on Monday night and spoke of a “tragic incident” and an oversight. Russia has a military base in Armenia, but also maintains friendly relations with Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani troops had recently made great strides on the ground. On Sunday Aliyev announced the “release” of Shushi., the second largest city in Nagorno-Karabakh. Shushi is located in the mountains above the regional capital Stepanakert and along a major highway connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.
the The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh dates back to the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. At that time, the predominantly Armenian region had unilaterally declared its independence. This was followed by a war with 30,000 dead in the 1990s. The self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh is not yet internationally recognized and is considered part of Azerbaijan under international law.
