Azerbaijan promised to provide a" safe passage " for Armenian separatist forces from Nagorno-Karabakh, and said that "all operations" carried out

Their implementation "on the ground" is coordinated with the Russian peacekeeping forces.

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"The Azerbaijani side will ensure safe passage,"Hikmet Hajiyev, adviser to President Ilham Aliyev, said at a press conference.

"All actions on the ground are coordinated with the Russian peacekeeping forces,"he added, speaking in English.

"Azerbaijan aims at the peaceful reintegration of Armenians in Karabakh and also supports the process of normalization between Armenia," Hajiyev added

And Azerbaijan".

Baku and the Armenian separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh declared a ceasefire after the separatists agreed to

And the start of talks on the reintegration of the disputed area Thursday, signaling the end of the military operation that

It was started by Azerbaijani troops a day earlier which left at least 32 dead.

This announcement marks a major victory for Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in his desire to control this region

Disputed for decades between Baku and Armenia.

The self-proclaimed presidency of Nagorno-Karabakh said in a statement on social networks "through the mediation of the leadership of the peacekeeping squad

Russian troops stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh, an agreement was reached on a complete ceasefire as of the hour

13,00 (09,00 GMT) on September 20, 2023".

"An agreement has been reached on the withdrawal of the remaining units and military personnel from the Armed Forces of Armenia and the dissolution of the formations

The armed forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army have been fully disarmed,"he said.

"The issues raised by the Azerbaijani side on the reintegration and ensuring the rights and security of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh will be discussed," she announced

The meeting between representatives of the local Armenian population and the central authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan", which took place on Thursday in

The city of yevlakh is located 295 kilometers west of Baku.

The separatists noted that Russian peacekeepers mediated the discussions to reach a ceasefire agreement after less

24 hours after the start of a military operation launched by Baku in the disputed area "to combat terrorism".

For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday that Yerevan did not participate

In drafting the ceasefire agreement between the separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, recalling that Yerevan "does not have

Army " has been in the separatist enclave since August 2021.

He stressed the "need" for the fighting in this enclave to stop.

 

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