War in Nagorno-Karabakh: Unexpected turnaround - Armenia makes concessions to Azerbaijan

Another ceasefire was agreed in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

This time the heads of government signed the declaration.

But there are massive protests.

Armenia publishes a list.

• For the third time

  an end to the fighting was agreed

  in the embattled Caucasus region of

  Nagorno-Karabakh

  .

• The heads of government of

  Armenia

  and

  Azerbaijan

  signed such an agreement for the first time.

• In the meantime, more than

  100 villages are being transferred

  from Armenia to Azerbaijan.

Update from November 23, 3:27 p.m.:

Armenia

control of more than 120 localities

in the

with Azerbaijan.

The country's government published a

that will come under Azerbaijani control.

affected villages are

surrendered

, and in numerous cases the Armenian army had also lost control of the places during

.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Putin and Erdogan intervene with troops - Armenians beat up the head of parliament out of anger

Update from November 11, 5:37 p.m.:

In Armenia, many people are not satisfied with the ceasefire by the heads of government of

and

over the war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region

.

Thousands of people took to the streets against the agreement, as a reporter from the

reports.

“Nikol, resign!” And “Traitor!” The demonstrators chanted on Wednesday in the center of the Armenian capital

.

They called for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The

violence against the demonstrators, there were dozens of

because rallies

are not allowed

due to the applicable martial law and the

.

Several members of parliament were also arrested.

Pashinyan defended the signing of the agreement.

Many lives have been saved in this way, he said.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Agreement on "full ceasefire"

First report from November 10th, 9.21 a.m .:

Baku / Yerevan - With the mediation of Russian President

, the heads of government of

and

agreed

on a “complete

, the German Press Agency announced.

It should be the end of the fighting.

This is the third attempt

to pacify the

conflict that has flared up in the Caucasus region of

since September

- previous ones failed.

According to the agency Interfax, which refers to a message from the

in the Russian capital

, the new ceasefire is said to

have started on Tuesday morning at 1.00 a.m. local time.

Russia is considered to be the protecting power of Armenia.

It is still uncertain whether the renewed ceasefire will continue.

There

were massive protests

among the people of

.

However, this time something is different: The agreement comes from the highest level - The heads of state and government of

and

have signed the agreement.

For the first time.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Turkish and Russian peace groups in the region

Putin

announced that this was a long-term solution for the region.

The Russian President recently drew attention to himself with the events surrounding the Kremlin critic Navalny.

The end of the fighting between

and Azerbaijan is now to be monitored by Russian peace groups - such a proposal has so far been considered controversial.

The intention of a joint peace mission between

and

was also

confirmed to the Interfax agency

by Azerbaijani President

.

Russia

is deploying around 2,000 soldiers for an initial five years - Aliyev did not provide any further information on the number of planned Turkish soldiers.

Ankara initially did not announce any confirmation of the use of Turkish groups.

Turkey has made headlines in recent times with the expansion of its military influence.

The first Russian peacekeeping forces have already started their work, as the Russian Ministry of Defense in

the Interfax agency.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Russia and Turkey monitor the end of the war

The agreement between

and

under

agreed on the following points, among other things, as

according to the German Press Agency:

• The exchange of prisoners and the return of the remains of killed soldiers on both sides.

• Refugees should be able to return to their homeland.

  The

  United Nations

  should oversee this

  .

• Russian border troops are to take over the transport connections between Karabakh and Armenia.

• According to Putin, Azerbaijan and Armenia are said to have committed to freezing their previous positions.

Contested Nagorno-Karabakh Caucasus region: Armenian people protest against agreement

The agreement sparked spontaneous protests in

on the part of the population who opposed them.

Videos circulated on social networks showing demonstrators

occupying

government buildings in the

Tuesday night

.

Furniture, doors and windows were smashed during the riots - some of the demonstrators had entered the office of Prime Minister

.

They complained about significant territorial losses in

.

Pashinyan was called a traitor by the thousands who gathered outside the seat of government.

The German Press Agency also states that there have been reports that demonstrators

wanted to visit

residence

.

Other videos showed how the head of parliament was dragged out of his car and beaten by people - to get information about the whereabouts of Pashinyan from him.

The Armenian Prime Minister

said on the social network

: “The text is painful for me personally and for our people.” He went on to say that after careful consideration he had decided to sign it in order to end the conflict - According to the German Press Agency, this is

a capitulation

for observers of the conflict over the

.

Russian soldiers are already on their way to #Mountain Karabakh.

You should ensure that the ceasefire agreed during the night holds.

The agreement stipulates that the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops will remain in their current locations.

pic.twitter.com/PdAQM2knhI

- ARD Moscow (@ARDMoskau) November 10, 2020

Reactions to Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia's President reportedly learned of the agreement from the media

Araik Arutjunjan

, the leader of the unrecognized Karach Republic, wrote on Facebook: "Taking

into account the

difficult situation

that has

arisen

and based on the need to avoid further great human losses and the complete loss of Karabakh, I have given my consent to end the war." Armenian television showed

and

signing the documents in parallel.

The Armenian Prime Minister

was originally supposed to be there, but initially refused to sign.

, Armenia's President, announced that he had learned from the media about the agreed end of the fighting and was surprised.

The

Mevlüt Cavusoglu congratulated

on Twitter on Tuesday with the following words: "I congratulate my heart on this joyous success." The ally Azerbaijan achieved an important win in the field and at the negotiating table.

Nagorno-Karabakh: The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been raging since September

A few hours before the agreement between

and

, a Russian military helicopter was shot down on Armenian territory by Azerbaijan - for which the country

apologized

to

.

And

authorities announced

the loss of the strategically important city of

.

The conflict over the

region has

flared up again

since September 2020

- since then the fighting between

and

.

On Monday, the number of people killed in the course of the new conflict on the part of Nagorno-Karabakh was put by authorities at 1221.

The capital of Azerbaijan,

, does not disclose how many soldiers were killed due to current censorship regulations.

belongs to

under international law

which claims control - but the population is largely Armenian and the area is

controlled

by

.

A fragile ceasefire had existed in the region since 1994.

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