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LIVE – After 15 days of war, Armenia and Azerbaijan have reportedly reached an armistice agreement. As it turned out, there was a clever tactic employed by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, which led Armenia to finally agree to end the war.
In the news VIVA MilitaryOn Sunday, October 11, 2020, it was reported that representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan had held negotiations in Moscow, Russia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, met and were facilitated by the countries that are members of the OSCE of Minsk (European Organization for Security and Cooperation).
According to the cited reports VIVA Military since Sputnik News, the negotiations dragged on for 10 hours before a ceasefire agreement was reached on Saturday, October 10, 2020.
“As a result of 10 hours of talks in Moscow, which continued until Saturday night, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to end hostilities in the conflict-ravaged Nagorno-Karabakh starting at noon. Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed during the talks in Moscow maintain the format of the talks in Nagorno. Karabakh has not changed, “Foreign Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
On the other hand, it turns out that Aliyev played a role behind the ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Aliyev stated that he and his ranks in the government have repeatedly communicated with Russian President Vladimir Putin about conflict resolution.
Aliyev knows how Armenia depends on Russia, as its greatest ally. Therefore, Aliyev stressed that Armenia should be grateful to Putin for saving his country.
“When (Nikol) Pashinyan gave us an ultimatum, when he insulted the feelings of the Azerbaijani people, he should have been punished for it. We let Putin thank Putin that Russia has once again saved Armenia,” Aliyev said. VIVA Military since B92.net.
“Russia, as our neighbor and a country that has a similar history with Azerbaijan and Armenia, of course plays a special role. It is based on the history and cooperation of our people, as well as on the weight and role of Russia in the world and, of course, in our region, “he said. .
In the news VIVA MilitaryOn Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Putin made a statement that Russia would not provide assistance in the war to Armenia. However, Putin urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately carry out a ceasefire negotiation.
Although Russia and Armenia are subject to the Collective Defense and Security Pact (CSTO), Putin stressed that his country is not obligated to provide military assistance. This is because the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and not on the territory of Armenia.
