The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced a unilateral cease-fire in the conflict on Nagorno-Karabakh. “In light of persistent connections with international organizations and taking into account the fact that the government of Azerbaijan pursues policy of peace, the armed forces have taken the unilateral decision to stop the counter-attacks and retaliation against the enemy in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan” – reads the message.
Recall that in the night from Friday to Saturday, there was the heaviest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since the signing of the agreement, which killed many soldiers. The President of Azerbaijan said on television that the fighting killed more than 100 soldiers of Armenia.
Nagorno-Karabakh is a region that lies within Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenians. Azerbaijan frequently threatens to intervene and force-joining within your area. The war in Nagorno-Karabakh broke out in 1988 at the end of the Soviet Union. It was killed in the more than 30 thousand people. In 1994, he signed a peace agreement, but from time to time to place armed incidents. Unrecognized by the world enclave formally belongs, however, to Azerbaijan.
Both sides accuse of violating the truce. It is known, however, that as a result of clashes have killed dozens of soldiers on both sides. On the conflict with anxiety responded to Russia, which is one of the main mediators, the United States and the United Nations. Everyone called on Azerbaijan and Armenia to immediately stop the fighting.
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