Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign deal to end Nagorno-Karabakh war

AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Azerbaijan Ailham Aliev, President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the joint statement on end of Nagorno-Karabakh war after more than a month of bloodshed.
Russia will deploy its peacekeeping forces into the region. Armenia obliges to return Agdam district and territories in Gazakh district to Azerbaijan before November 20.
Vladimir Putin declared about deployment of Russian peacekeepers into the region.
Putin said the deal will take into effect since 00.00 Moscow time of November 10.
Arayik Harutyunyan, the leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, said on Facebook that he gave agreement "to end the war as soon as possible".
The declaration has followed six weeks of heavy fighting and advancement by the Azerbaijan's forces. Baku said on Monday it had seized dozens more settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, a day after proclaiming victory in the battle for the enclave's strategically positioned second-largest city.
"The decision is made basing on the deep analyses of the combat situation and in discussion with best experts of the field," Prime Minister Pashinyan said, Reuters reported.
Russian peacekeepers already arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh.