The talks were the first diplomatic contact between the enemies since fighting over the breakaway enclave erupted on Sept. 27, killing hundreds of people. The ceasefire begins at 12 p.m.
Lavrov, who mediated the negotiations in Moscow, announced the ceasefire at 3 a.m. (midnight GMT) after 10 hours of talks with his Armenian and Azeri counterparts. He also said Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to start talks on the settlement of the conflict.
Russia's top diplomat added that International Red Cross Committee would act as an intermediary in the humanitarian operation.
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Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to halt hostilities in contested Nagorno-Karabakh after marathon talks in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The armistice is set to take effect at noon on October 10.
ReplyDeleteThe agreement was reached at the trilateral consultations involving the foreign ministers of the two warring parties, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Lavrov, who acted as a mediator. The negotiations lasted some 10 hours and wrapped up in the early hours of Saturday local time.
Baku and Yerevan agreed to suspend all military actions, starting at noon on Saturday, for “humanitarian” reasons. The pause in fighting will allow for captured prisoners to be swapped and the bodies of soldiers fallen on the frontlines to be exchanged, Lavrov told the media.
The Red Cross will help to facilitate the exchanges.
Lavrov indicated that the deal is meant to serve as a stepping stone to a lasting peace, adding that the warring sides will embark on negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group to “reach peaceful resolution” of the conflict.
ReplyDelete"The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia under the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group are starting meaningful negotiations to reach peaceful resolution [of the conflict] based on the basic settlement principles as soon as possible," Russia's top diplomat said.
The exact parameters of the ceasefire are still being fleshed out, according to Lavrov.
Armenia y Azerbaiyán han acordado un alto de fuego tras 12 días de hostilidades en Nagorno Karabaj, según anunció este sábado el ministro de Exteriores ruso, Serguéi Lavrov.
ReplyDelete"Se anuncia un alto el fuego a partir de las 12:00 del 10 de octubre de 2020 con fines humanitarios para el intercambio de prisioneros de guerra y otras personas detenidas y los cuerpos de los fallecidos, mediado y de acuerdo con los criterios del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja", se lee en el comunicado conjunto de los ministros de Exteriores armenio, azerbaiyano y ruso.
According to the statement, Baku and Yerevan agreed to start "substantive" talks on the Karabakh conflict.
ReplyDelete"The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, on the basis of the basic principles of the settlement, begin substantive negotiations with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible", Lavrov stated.