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According to N. Pašinian, military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh were interrupted on 10 November at 1 pm (11 pm Lithuanian time). He reported this on his Facebook page.
“I made a very difficult decision for me and for everyone. I signed a statement with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan to end the war in Nagorno-Karabakh at 1 pm The text of the statement that has already been released is indescribably painful for me and for our people. <...> It is not a victory, but there will be no defeat if you do not admit that you are a loser. We will never recognize ourselves as losers, and that should be the beginning of our era of national unity and rebirth, ”said Pashinian.
According to N. Pašiniano, he made the decision after a thorough analysis of the military situation, also based on the conviction that it is the best possible solution in the current circumstances.
Vladimir Putin later announced that Russian peacekeepers would be deployed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, reports RIA Novosti. According to him, this decision was made by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Putin noted that the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in Karabakh will stop at their positions. Baku and Yerevan should also exchange prisoners of war, and all transportation hubs in Nagorno-Karabakh will be unlocked.
Putin said he hoped the agreements would lead to a lasting solution to the conflict.
Armenia announced a possible end to the conflict after Azerbaijan shot down a Russian military helicopter in Armenia on Monday. Later, Azerbaijan acknowledged this and apologized.
“Azerbaijan apologizes to Russia for this tragic incident,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. He also claims that the helicopter was shot down by accident and that the actions “were not directed against” Moscow.
Baku said the decision to fire the helicopter was made in the face of “tensions in the region and increased combat readiness” after six weeks of fierce fighting between Azerbaijani forces and Armenian-backed separatists in the disputed Mountain.
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Earlier Monday, Russia’s defense ministry reported that a Russian military helicopter was shot down in Armenia near the Azerbaijani border on Monday, killing two crew members during the incident.
The military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has continued since the end of September. The parties have declared a ceasefire several times, but soon accused each other of violating it. On November 8, Ilham Aliyev announced the occupation of the town of Shushi, 11 kilometers from Stepanakert, the unrecognized capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The Karabakh authorities have confirmed this, but Artsrun Hovhannisyan, a spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry, said that the fighting in Sushi continues.
The fight for the city of Shusha
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Monday that fighting for the important city of Sushi in Nagorno-Karabakh continues, although Azerbaijan announced the day before that its forces had occupied the city.
If Shusha really did go to Azerbaijan, it would be a major victory achieved six weeks after the start of a new fight over Nagorno-Karabakh. However, Pašinian wrote on the social network Facebook that “the fight for Shushi continues”, using the Armenian name of the city.
Vachram Poghosian, a spokesman for the separatist leader of Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave that seceded from Azerbaijan in the 1990s, backed by Armenia, previously wrote on Facebook that Armenian forces had lost control of Shushah.
Situated at the epicenter of the battle, the strategically important city is located approximately 15 km from the enclave’s largest city, Stepanakert, and close to the main road connecting Armenia.
“We have to admit that we are still haunted by a string of failures and that we have no control over the city of Shushi,” Poghosian said. “The enemy is on the outskirts of Stepanakert and the existence of the capital is already in danger.”
This record of a major defeat sparked speculation that Poghosiano’s account may have been hacked, but various Armenian media quoted him as saying that he had indeed published that record.
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