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Armenian Prime Minister Nicole Pashinyan PHOTO: Reuters
The Kremlin has confirmed the signing of an agreement to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he signed an agreement with the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Reuters reported.
Pashinyan noted that in the coming days he will address the Armenian people, reports BTA.
“I have signed declarations with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan to end the Karabakh war as of 01:00 (23:00 yesterday Bulgarian time). The text of the declaration, the declaration already published, is inexpressible painful for me personally and for our people. “I made this decision as a result of an in-depth analysis of the military situation and the assessment of people who are familiar with it in the best possible way,” said Pashinyan, TASS reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also said today that he had signed an agreement to end the military conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, adding that Turkey would participate in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, Reuters reported.
“The signed tripartite agreement will become a (key) point to resolve the conflict,” Aliyev said in an online meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Aliyev expressed confidence that the agreement reached will bring peace to the region and put an end to opposition and bloodshed, TASS reported.
And the Kremlin has confirmed the signing of an agreement between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Reuters reported, citing Russian agencies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a statement calling for a complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, TASS reported.
Peskov said details of the signed agreement will be announced. “The Russian president will soon make a statement on the matter,” the spokesman said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan will focus on their positions.
“The Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia will focus on their positions, a Russian peacekeeping contingent will be deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the corridor connecting Nagorno -Karabakh with the Republic of Armenia, “Putin said. in connection with the agreement signed with Aliyev and Pashinyan.
Russia has sent nearly 2,000 peacekeepers and 470 units of military equipment to Nagorno-Karabakh with Il-76 military transport jets, the Russian Defense Ministry said, TASS reported.
“A peacekeeping contingent of 1,600 Russian military personnel, 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 units of vehicles and special equipment will be deployed to control the ceasefire and hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone,” said the ministry.
Turkish peacekeepers will also be stationed in the region.
Meanwhile, Yerevan residents protesting against the cessation of hostilities in Karabakh broke into the Armenian government building, TASS reported.
Aggressive protesters break the doors of the building’s offices.
Hundreds of people gathered in the Republic Square in central Yerevan, where the government building is located, after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he had signed an agreement to end hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The police did not use force against the protesters and tried to calm them down.
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