Latest news: ceasefire

According to the latest news from the Associated Press, in the early morning of the 15th local time, a senior official of Armenia said that the country had reached a ceasefire agreement with Azerbaijan through negotiations and ended a conflict that caused 155 soldiers to die.

The Secretary of the Armenian Security Council announced a ceasefire agreement in a television speech on the 15th. He said the ceasefire agreement took effect a few hours ago, that is, 8 pm local time (0:00 on the 15th Beijing time). According to US media, Russia had previously mediate the ceasefire agreement on Tuesday, but the agreement quickly announced its failure.

According to reports, a few hours before Grie Gaolian announced the news, the Ministry of Defense of the Armenian Defense reported that the shelling operation had stopped but did not mention the ceasefire agreement. US media said that the Azerbaijan government did not comment immediately.

Before Armenia officially announced the ceasefire, the two sides fought a fierce battle for two days. This was the largest hostile operation between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the past two years. Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Pasinan said that since the outbreak of the conflict on Tuesday, 105 soldiers were killed. Azerbaijan said that the country's 50 people were killed.

The Associated Press said that Armenia and Azerbaijan had a six -week serious conflict that broke out in 2020, causing more than 6700 people to be killed. The two countries eventually reached a peace agreement under the mediation of Russia. According to the agreement, Russia sent about 2,000 soldiers as peacekeepers to Nakaka.

Xiaobian Z

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