A new ceasefire negotiated by the United States

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a new ceasefire, negotiated by the United States, in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The US State Department said the deal was reached after intense negotiations, adding that the truce will take effect early Monday.

Two previous truces had been agreed between the two countries, but neither of them lasted long.

Clashes broke out on September 27 around the mountain enclave and the conflict has intensified again in recent days.

A joint statement issued by the government of the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday said that the “humanitarian ceasefire” will begin at 08:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Monday.

This announcement comes after talks between US Undersecretary of State Stephen Begon, Armenian Foreign Minister Zahrab Mnatsakyanian, and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jehun Piramov.

On Friday, the two foreign ministers were in Washington, where they met with the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo.

WaghAnswer US President Donald Trump on Sunday to congratulate both parties to the conflict and his management team that negotiated the deal.

Mediators from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will meet again next Thursday to discuss the conflict.

Two previous truces negotiated by Russia were not honored. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has warned Moscow not to get militarily involved in the conflict.

The Nagorno-Karabakh region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but is controlled by an ethnic majority of Armenians loyal to the state of Armenia.

The clashes that began in the area in late September escalated into a full-scale conflict, with the bombing of towns and cities and the alleged use of prohibited cluster munitions.

Thousands of people have died in the conflict, the shelling has killed civilians on both sides, and tens of thousands have fled their homes.