Ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan’s breakaway area of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a Russian ceasefire proposal on Wednesday, 24 hours after Azerbaijan started an offensive to grab the enclave that killed dozens and wounded lots of.
The Armenian separatist forces in Karabakh stated that Azerbaijan had penetrated its traces and seized a variety of strategic heights and street intersections whereas the world stood by and watched with out doing something.
The self-styled “Republic of Artsakh” stated that in such circumstances, it had no selection however to stop hostilities from 1 p.m. native time (5 a.m. ET) on Wednesday.
The assertion stated, “The authorities of the Republic of Artsakh settle for the proposal of the management of the Russian peacekeeping contingent for a ceasefire.”
“With the mediation of the management of the Russian peacekeeping contingent stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh, an settlement was reached on the whole cessation of hostilities from 1:00 p.m. on 20 September 2023.”
Azerbaijan confirmed {that a} ceasefire settlement had been reached. She added that Russian peacekeeping forces conveyed Armenia’s name for a ceasefire in Karabakh to Azerbaijan. Phrases weren’t instantly specified.