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According to the agreements reached with the participation of the United States between representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia, a new truce in Nagorno-Karabakh will begin on October 26 at 8:00 local time.
The representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the United States agreed on a new truce in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This is stated in a joint statement published on October 25 on the website of the US State Department.
“The humanitarian ceasefire will go into effect at 8:00 a.m. local time (12:00 a.m. ET) on October 26, 2020. The United States facilitated intensive negotiations between foreign ministers and the co-chairs of the Minsk Group to bring Armenia and Azerbaijan closer to a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. ” – He said in the message.
Notes that, on Azerbaijan’s side, the negotiations were led by Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, on Armenia’s side – by Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, on the United States’ side – by Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Bigen .
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, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Deaths and injuries reported military personnel and civilians.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
On October 9, during the negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. However, after the start of the truce, both parties accused each other of breaking it. Subsequently, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, reported several times about the taking of settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh under the control of Baku.
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