Azerbaijan on Wednesday declared a ceasefire after forcing Armenian separatist forces to accept the full return of ethnic Armenian enclave to Azeri control
Azerbaijani foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov, also speaking to the UN, said his country would continue with efforts towards “advancing post-conflict peace-building, reintegration, and peaceful coexistence.”
Armenia, traditionally backed by Russia, lost a 2020 war to Azerbaijan, supported by Turkey, over Nagorno-Karabakh. It has prepared space for tens of thousands of Armenians from the region, including hotels near the border, though Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he does not want them to leave their homes unless it is absolutely necessary.
Security Council members have called for peace in the region, with a number of Armenia’s western allies condemning the Azeri military operation. With thousands of the Karabakh Armenians left without food, an International Committee of the Red Cross aid convoy headed toward Karabakh on Saturday, the first since Baku's offensive.With 2,000 peacekeepers in the region, Russia said that under the terms of the ceasefire six armoured vehicles, more than 800 small arms, anti-tank weapons and portable air defence systems, as well as 22,000 ammunition rounds had been handed by Saturday.
US secretary of state Antony Blinken, who has held urgent talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan, said on social media: “The United States will continue its steadfast support for Armenia and its sovereignty and territorial integrity.” – Reuters
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