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Yerevan – Yerevan acknowledged defeat in the violent war against Azerbaijan by signing a “painful” ceasefire agreement in Nagorno Karabakh on Monday night, sparking widespread public anger in Armenia, as Azerbaijani forces advanced on the ground. after six weeks of bloody fighting.
The agreement negotiated by Russia enshrines the military victories that Baku forces achieved in the breakaway region and the surrender of Yerevan to defeat.
“I signed a statement with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan to end the war in Karabakh,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a statement on his Facebook page, describing this step as “indescribably painful, both for me. personally and for our people. “
Pashinyan added that the decision to sign the ceasefire agreement was taken “after an in-depth analysis of the military situation”, referring to the progress made by the Azerbaijani forces during the last six weeks, and stressed that this agreement is “the best solution available in the current situation. “
In turn, Nagorny Karabakh leader Araik Harutyunyan said on Tuesday that “a ceasefire was inevitable,” adding that “Armenian forces lost some areas during the six weeks of fighting and Azerbaijani military units approached Stepankert in the center of the region. “
The conclusion of this agreement came shortly after the Azerbaijani forces announced that they had taken control of the strategic city of Shusha, located 15 kilometers from the capital of the separatist region, Stepanakert, which was denied by the separatist forces, while that the fall of this city represents a turning point in the war.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev spoke of a “surrender document” that Yerevan was forced to sign after six weeks of fighting, saying: “We (the Armenian prime minister) forced him to sign the document, it is basically a surrender document “.
“I said we would drive them (Armenians) from our lands, we will drive the dogs, and we did,” Aliyev added.
He explained that the ceasefire agreement has “historical significance”, noting that it stipulates that Armenia will withdraw its forces from the region in a short period of time and that Russia and Turkey, an ally of Azerbaijan, must participate in the implementation of the terms of the agreement.
Aliyev called the Armenian prime minister a “coward” because he did not sign the agreement in front of the media.
