BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 11
By Nargiz Sadikhova – Trend:
Kazakhstan highly appreciates the declaration of the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the prime minister of the Republic of Armenia and the president of the Russian Federation on the ceasefire and cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Trend reports referring to the statement of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.
“The reached agreements correspond to the resolutions of the UN Security Council and can serve as a basis for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” the statement said.
"We especially stress the constructive role of the Russian Federation in achieving this agreement and its peacekeeping efforts aimed at the practical implementation of the agreements," the statement said.
Following over a month of military action to liberate its territories from Armenian occupation, Azerbaijan has pushed Armenia to sign the surrender document. A joint statement on the matter was made by Azerbaijani president, Armenia's PM and the president of Russia.
A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is introduced at 00:00 hours (Moscow time) on 10 November 2020.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery on Sept. 27. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front.
Back in July 2020, Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well. Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian Armed Forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.