Armenia, Azerbaijan agree Karabakh humanitarian truce from Oct 18October 17, 2020 - 22:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish a humanitarian truce in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, beginning from October 18 midnight, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports. The sides had earlier agreed on a ceasefire to arrange the evacuation of bodies and exchange of prisoners of war. Azerbaijan, however, violated the ceasefire, by striking civilian settlements and attacking on several directions. Minutes before the decision on establishing truce was announced, the Russian side reported that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had talked with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts over the phone. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |