Officials of the self-proclaimed breakaway regional republic Azerbaijan They announced that Armenians were alive immediate cessation of hostilitiesThis came into force on Wednesday and they agreed to disarmament as a condition.
“Thanks to the mediation of the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent operating in Nagorno-Karabakh, an agreement was reached on the complete cessation of hostilities as of 13:00 (09:00 GMT) on September 20, 2023,” Karabakh said. Information Center in a statement.
He explained: “Agreement was reached on the withdrawal of the remaining troops and military personnel of the Armed Forces Armenia Recognition of the deployment area of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and disbandment and complete disarmament of the armed formations of the ‘Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army’”.
According to Nagorno-Karabakh, “issues raised by Azerbaijan regarding the reintegration, guarantee of rights and security of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians” It will be discussed at the meeting to be held between representatives of Baku and Nagorno-Karabakh authorities. on 21 September in the town of Yevlaj and “at subsequent meetings”.
The Presidency of Azerbaijan yesterday set the conditions for negotiations with the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities to lay down their weapons and declare their dissolution as an independent republic.
Baku warned, “Otherwise, anti-terrorism actions will continue until the end.”
This is how he responded to the request for negotiations by the Karabakh authorities, who also demanded the cessation of hostilities that started with Azerbaijan’s large-scale military attack on Tuesday morning.
According to the latest data of the Armenian side, at least 32 people died and more than 200 people were injured in the Azerbaijani attack.