Armenia signed a `painful` agreement with Azerbaijan, Russia sent troops to the hot spot

(Dan Tri) – Armenia’s Prime Minister confirmed that the country has signed a `painful` agreement with Azerbaijan to stop fighting in the hot spot Nagorno-Karabakh.

Intense fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past 6 weeks has left thousands of people dead and many structures destroyed (Photo: Reuters)

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on November 10 that he had signed an agreement with Azerbaijan and Russia to end the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The agreement will take effect from 1:00 a.m. on November 10 (local time), aiming to end 6 weeks of fierce fighting between the two sides, leaving thousands dead.

“I made this decision after deeply analyzing the military situation,” Mr. Pashinyan said.

“This is not a victory but it is not a defeat either as long as you consider yourself a failure.

The Kremlin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev later confirmed the above information.

`The signed trilateral declaration will become an important point in resolving the conflict,` President Aliyev said during an online meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Russian military convoy supports the deployment of peacekeeping forces to Nagorno-Karabakh after the agreement was signed (Photo: RT)

Russia and Türkiye sent peacekeeping forces to Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian peacekeeping forces will be deployed on the Nagorno-Karabakh front line and the corridor between this region and Armenia to replace Yerevan forces.

Meanwhile, Mr. Aliyev said the Russian side will carry out peacekeeping missions in Karabakh together with Türkiye.

Map of Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Arayik Harutyunyan, leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, said he agreed with `ending the war as soon as possible`.

The ceasefire move took place in the context of President Aliyev announcing on November 8 that Azerbaijan had regained control of Shusha – a strategic area in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The fighting between the two former Soviet countries has raised concerns that a regional war will break out as Türkiye openly supports Azerbaijan and Russia has a defense treaty with Armenia.

Azerbaijan said that since September 27, it has regained control of many parts of land in Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding area.