After two days of fierce fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the southern causus, a ceasefire has been agreed. The ceasefire has been in effect since 8 p.m. local time (6 p.m. CEST), said Armenian Security Council secretary Armen Grigoryan. “An agreement has been reached with the participation of the international community.”
The Armenian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday evening that the shelling had died down.
death on both sides
More than 100 Armenians have been killed in the fighting, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. 50 square kilometers of Armenian territory is in enemy hands, he said in parliament. The Azerbaijani side spoke of 54 dead among their armed forces.
Armenian leadership under pressure
Despite the apparently achieved ceasefire, the Armenian leadership came under pressure from the Azerbaijani attacks. Thousands of protesters in the capital Yerevan demanded the resignation of Pashinyan on Wednesday evening. They accused him of giving in to Baku.
Armenia has enlisted the help of the Russian-led CSTO defense coalition for the attack. However, Moscow is currently very busy with the war of aggression against Ukraine. The alliance of former Soviet republics only decided on Tuesday to send a reconnaissance mission to the conflict zone. She was supposed to arrive on Thursday.
Source: Krone
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