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“We force them to sign this document,” Aliyev said on television, referring to the ceasefire agreement signed by the government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Aliyev added that the phase of the military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has already been completed.
“The military phase is coming to an end and we are moving towards a political settlement. This option is extremely convenient for us. In fact, it is a military capitulation of Armenia,” emphasized the Azerbaijani leader.
AFP / Scanpix photo / Triumphant Azerbaijanis on the streets of Baku
Earlier, Pasinyan admitted in a Facebook message that he had signed a “painful” agreement with Baku and Russia to end the war in the disputed region, which had separated from Azerbaijan in the 1990s and was controlled by Armenian separatists. .
“I have signed a declaration with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan to end the war in Karabakh,” he said. Pasinian added that this step is “indescribably painful for me personally and for our people.”
The ceasefire should end the fierce fighting that has lasted for six weeks, claiming the lives of hundreds of people, including the peaceful population.
“I made this decision after a thorough analysis of the military situation,” Pasinyan said as the Azerbaijani forces made significant progress in the fight against the Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to the Armenian Prime Minister, the agreement reached is “the best possible solution to the current situation”.
Armenians lost large territories
As announced, under an agreement signed between Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, the Agdam district in Nagorno-Karabakh and the areas still controlled by Armenia in the Gaza Strip will be returned to Azerbaijan on November 20.
In addition, Armenia will have to hand over control of the Kelbaja district before November 15 and the Lachin district before December 1. The Armenians will be left with only the so-called Lachin Corridor, a 5 km wide strip connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan will also keep occupied positions during hostilities. You will also stay in the town of Šuša, just 10 km from Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Reuters / Photo by Scanpix / Sushi City affected by military action
To Nagorno-Karabakh – 2 thousand. Russian troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the ceasefire will take effect in Moscow at midnight on Tuesday (Monday at 11 pm Lithuania) and that Moscow will send a contingent of “peacekeepers” to Nagorno-Karabakh. Subsequently, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that this contingent will amount to almost 2,000. soldiers.
The news came shortly after reports that a Russian military helicopter had been shot down in southern Armenia near the Azerbaijani border and that two crew members had been killed and another injured in the incident. Baku acknowledged that the Mi-24 had been shot down by Azerbaijani forces and apologized for the incident.
“A contingent of peacekeepers from the Russian Federation – 1,960 soldiers, 90 armored personnel carriers, 380 vehicles and special equipment – is being deployed to control the ceasefire and ceasefire in the conflict zone of Nagorno-Karabakh, “the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The Russian contingent will be based on units from the 15th Separate Motocross Brigade of the Central Military District, the ministry added.
“A contingent of Russian peacekeepers will fly from Ulyanovsk airport in the Il-76 military transport plane,” the ministry said.
The report says that these forces will concentrate on observation posts located in Nagorno-Karabakh along the line of contact between the forces of the parties to the conflict, and their headquarters will be located in the main city of the region, Stepanakert. .
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Armenia and Azerbaijan had agreed to implement a ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh.
I. Aliyev: “We have achieved everything we wanted”
Aliyev said that Baku had achieved all its objectives during the “military phase of the conflict”.
“It just came to our knowledge then [karinius veiksmus]. I have already given the corresponding order because we respect the signed documents. But the opponent must also stop because we will go to the end, ”he said. – We achieved everything we wanted. In fact, I posed an ultimatum to them. I didn’t want to shed blood, so I was talking about preparing to stop fighting and move towards a political settlement. “
Aliyev noted that this “historic” agreement gives Armenia little time to withdraw its forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and that Russia and Baku ally Turkey will participate in the ceasefire.
„Reuters“ / „Scanpix“ nuotr./Ilhamas Aliyevas
The ceasefire announcement was made after Alliyev announced the previous day that Azerbaijani forces had occupied the important city of Shush in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenian officials said on Monday that fighting in the city was continuing, but a senior separatist official said the situation was “completely out of our control” and that Azerbaijani forces were threatening the main city in the region, Stepanakert.
Putin, for his part, said the agreement between Baku and Yerevan would provide “a basis for a long-term settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.”
Protesters in Yerevan destroyed government buildings
Following news of the ceasefire, angry protesters in Yerevan stormed the government building and destroyed it, including Pashin’s office.
According to a correspondent for the Interfax news agency, several dozen people broke into the building and smashed furniture, equipment, doors and windows.
Several hundred more protesters remained on the street.
AFP / „Scanpix“ nuotr./Protestuotojai Jerevane
The police did not arrest the rioters in any way.
Subsequently, some of the protesters marched towards the government residence district, where N. Pasinian and his family live.
Defenders told protesters that the prime minister was not at the house. There were clashes between police and protesters.
There was also chaos in the Armenian parliament early Tuesday, with hundreds of protesters angered by the ceasefire agreement with Azerbaijan, storming the building and demanding the resignation of the country’s leaders.
Photo by Scanpix / ITAR-TASS / Protesters in the Armenian Parliament
Many of them gathered in his hall, took parliamentary seats and shouted “Resign!” Or wait!”.
When the protesters tried to get up to the podium to speak, they were overwhelmed, some of them throwing bottles. There was controversy and confusion.
Several police officers there did little to help prevent the riot, and people wandered the corridors, where doors were opened and office supplies were scattered.
According to local media, Speaker of Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan was attacked and beaten.
The crowd descended at night, but some protesters remained inside parliament.
Pasinian urged protesters to go home, writing on Facebook: “We must stand shoulder to shoulder in these difficult times.”
Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Armenia: Time to stop the bloodshed
The war in Nagorno-Karabakh is not over yet, but it is time to stop the bloodshed, said a joint statement by the Armenian Defense Ministry and the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
“Our military has done everything possible and impossible to fight the tens of millions of people supported by Turkey in a fully military, political and diplomatic way. [gyventojų turinčio] Azerbaijani armed forces, several thousand terrorist mercenaries. But it’s time to stop the bloodshed. The political leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement. The war is not over yet and military operations in Arcache continue, “said a statement released Tuesday.
The Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces highlighted their obligation to implement the decisions of the country’s military and political leaders, which were made based on a thorough analysis and evaluation of the situation, and called on citizens to abstain. of actions that may undermine statehood.
Armenian Prime Minister Pasinyan said in a Facebook message on Monday that he had signed a “painful” agreement with Baku and Russia to end the war in the disputed region, which had been separated from Azerbaijan since the 1990s and was controlled by Armenian separatists.
“I have signed a declaration with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan to end the war in Karabakh,” he said. N. Pasinian added that this step is “indescribably painful for me personally and for our people.”
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