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Russian peacekeepers, some 2,000 people, will be deployed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. This decision was made by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
According to the declaration on the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, whose signature was announced today by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, Russia is introducing its peacekeepers into the military conflict zone. The text of the document was published by some Armenian media, including “Arminfo”.
The statement, which was signed by the heads of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Russian Federation, says that the decision to end hostilities comes into effect tonight, the parties to the conflict remain in their positions.
“Along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor, a peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is deployed in the number of 1960 military personnel with small arms, 90 armored transport vehicles personnel, 380 automobile units and special equipment. The peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is deployed in parallel with the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces. The duration of the permanence of the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is five years with automatic extension for the next five years, if neither party declares six months before the expiration of the term of its intention to cease application. of this provision, “says the document.
In order to increase the effectiveness of monitoring the implementation of the agreements by the parties to the conflict, a peacekeeping center is being deployed to monitor the ceasefire.
On the night of November 9-10, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he signed, together with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia, a declaration to end the war in Karabakh. According to him, this was an extremely difficult decision for him.
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.
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