Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on ceasefire and humanitarian truce
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a ceasefire and humanitarian truce in the zone of military conflict. The agreement comes into force at midnight on the night of Saturday to Sunday, i.e. from 17 to 18 October. The Foreign Ministry of Armenia reports this.
According to the report, the decision was made in the light of the statements of the presidents of France, Russia and the United States, which are the co-chairing countries of the OSCE Minsk Group, and in accordance with the Moscow statement of October 10. The authorities of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic declared their readiness to comply with the agreements reached.
- stated in the NKR.
In turn, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry confirmed the ceasefire with Armenia for humanitarian purposes, which will enter into force from zero on October 18.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held telephone talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
- said in the message of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
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