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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that according to the accords, Azerbaijan and Armenia will stop in their positions and Russia will deploy a “peacekeeping contingent” along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and the corridor connecting Nagorno. -Karabakh with the Republic of Armenia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the signing of a declaration on the cessation of hostilities in Karabakh with the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and the Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev. This was reported on November 10 by the press service of the head of the Russian Federation.
In a joint statement, state leaders announced a full ceasefire and military operations in the conflict zone starting at 0000 Moscow time (1.00 Kyiv time) on November 10.
“Azerbaijan and Armenia stop at their positions. A peacekeeping contingent from the Russian Federation is deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with the Republic of Armenia, “Putin said.
According to the head of the Russian Federation, internally displaced persons and refugees will return to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent areas under the control of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Countries will also exchange prisoners of war, other detainees and bodies of the dead.
Putin said economic and transport links in the region will be unblocked and control over transport communications will be restored, including with the help of the Russian border service.
“The agreements reached will create the necessary conditions for a long-term and large-scale solution to the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh on a just basis and in the interests of the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples,” he added.
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.
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