“Incredibly painful for me and for our people.” Pashinyan said he signed a declaration with Azerbaijan to end the war in Karabakh.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the signing of a joint declaration with the presidents of the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan on the cessation of hostilities in Karabakh.

“Dear compatriots, sisters and brothers. I made a very difficult decision for myself and everyone. I signed a declaration to end the Karabakh war with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan starting at 1:00 am The text of the declaration already published is incredibly painful for me and for our people, “wrote Pashinyan on your Facebook.

He stressed that he made this decision as a result of a “deep analysis” of the military situation and the assessment of those who know it best.

“This is not a victory, but there will be no defeat until you admit that you are a loser. We will never admit that we are losers, and this should be the beginning of our era of unity and national resurgence. We need to analyze the years of our independence to plan our future and do not repeat the mistakes of the past, “added the Armenian prime minister.

It did not reveal any details of the signed statement. There is also no information on the website of the presidents of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation.

In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on an armistice and a ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region. Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.

On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, shelling of Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, stated that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and injured.

Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.

Agreements on an armistice were reached in Nagorno-Karabakh on several occasions, but each time they were violated. On October 9, during the talks in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh from 12 noon on 10 October… However, after the start of the truce, both parties they accused each other of raping him.

On November 9, the representative of the “authorities” of Nagorno-Karabakh, Vahram Poghosyan, said that the army of the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh no longer controls the key city of Shusha, and Azerbaijani troops are located on the outskirts of Stepanakert, the capital of Karabakh.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry published images of the city occupied by the Azerbaijani army on its YouTube channel.