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The foreign ministers of the two warring countries met for peace talks in Moscow on Friday and Saturday night.
The ceasefire will go into effect at 12 noon on Saturday night.
According to a statement from the parties, the ceasefire will allow the exchange of deaths and prisoners of war, and will lay the foundations for a lasting peace.
The foreign ministers of the two countries met for peace talks in Moscow on Friday and Saturday night, after Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the two to speak earlier this week.
The talks were led by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said they had reached an agreement on a ceasefire.
This is the disputed area. Nagorno-Karabakh is located within Azerbaijan.
Controlled by insurgents since 1994
The conflict between the two countries has turned into acts of war in recent weeks. Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but in practice the area is an autonomous republic with broad Armenian support.
The disputed region has been controlled by Armenian-backed rebels since 1994. In recent years, there has been a combination of ceasefire and criminal fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan due to the conflict.
Harde Kampar
The talks in Moscow are the first at a high level after fierce fighting broke out almost two weeks ago between Azerbaijan and the Armenian separatists.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said before the Moscow meeting started that this was Armenia’s last chance to avoid war.
A man stands outside a destroyed house in Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh on October 9.
Photo: AP / NTB
Great powers involved
Several great powers have been involved in the conflict in various ways. Russia has good relations with the two former Soviet republics, but works more closely with Armenia, where the country has a military base.
Armenia has also signed a defense alliance with Russia and several other former Soviet republics.
NATO country Turkey, which is Azerbaijan’s main supporter, has sent military advisers and hosts complaining of providing arms support. Hundreds of Syrian rebels are also said to have reached Nagorno-Karabakh with Turkish help, according to, among others, French President Emmanuel Macron.
Harde Kampar
The new riots broke out in late September. After three days of fierce fighting, the UN Security Council called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. The 15 members of the Security Council unanimously gave the call of Secretary General António Guterres for the cessation of hostilities.
The ceasefire agreement and new negotiations came after Russia summoned the foreign ministers of the two countries for talks in Moscow.
