By Philip Wang, Ellie Kaufman, Anna Chernova and Tara Subramaniam, CNN
Russia said it had negotiated a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan after it erupted on the border between the two countries this week, sparking a decades-long standoff poised to reignite.
“We call on the parties to refrain from any further escalation of the situation, exercise restraint and strictly abide by the ceasefire in accordance with the trilateral agreements of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia of November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021. “. ” said one from the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“We are in close contact with Baku and Ereván. Se won a call from Armenian leaders to help in the situation. . . We hope that the agreement reached as a result of Russian mediation in a ceasefire from 9:00 am Moscow time on September thirteen will be fully implemented,” he added.
This follows a call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Vladimir Putin the previous Tuesday. Local media in Azerbaijan also reported on the ceasefire, but said it had already broken.
On Tuesday morning, Armenia’s Defense Ministry claimed that Azerbaijan’s armed forces had carried out artillery movements against Armenian border towns. The attack included drones and large-caliber firearms fired in the direction of Goris, Sotk and Jermuk, at the Armenian Ministry of Defense. .
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry responded by acknowledging the moves, but said the moves are “small-scale” and “intended to ensure the security of Azerbaijan’s borders. “
On Monday, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry accused Armenian forces of firing small arms at the Novoivanovka agreement in the Gadabay region and the Husulu agreement in the Lachin region, near the two countries’ border. Armenia denied the allegations.
In 2020, the two countries clashed over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, a landlocked rule between Eastern Europe and Western Asia that is populated and run by ethnic Armenians but located on Azerbaijani territory. Hostilities ended after Armenian-backed separatists agreed to cede territory. in the turbulent region.
The unrest in the region dates back decades and dates back to the fall of the Soviet Union, when the region, subsidized through Armenia, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has long claimed that it will regain the territory, which is located all over the world. identified as Azerbaijani.
On Tuesday, Armenia called on Russia to put into force a 1997 defense treaty that stipulates that countries will protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of others in the event of an attack through a foreign country.
“The decision was taken to officially request the Russian Federation to bring into force the provisions of the Treaty of Amity, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the UN Security Council in relation to the aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia,” read a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia.
The request came after a consultation with Armenia’s Security Council and a call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a statement from Pashinyan’s office.
In the past, Russia deployed what it called peacekeepers to the region after negotiating a ceasefire deal in early November 2020, ending a nearly two-month standoff that has killed at least 6,500 people, according to Reuters.
Pashinyan also held talks Tuesday with the U. S. secretary of state. He called for a “proper reaction” from the foreign network in reaction to what Pashinyan called “aggression introduced through Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia,” he said in a statement. . declaration.
On Monday night, Blinken for an “immediate cessation of hostilities. “
“The United States is deeply involved through reports of attacks along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, adding reported movements in Armenian settlements and civilian infrastructure,” Blinken said in a statement. “As we have made it transparent for a long time, there can be no solution to the conflict by the army. We call for the prompt cessation of all hostilities by the army. “
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CNN’s Hannah Ritchie contributed to the report.
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