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Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces reach Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal

In 2020, Azerbaijan retook areas in Nagorno-Karabakh after a 44-day war [File: Karen Minasyan/AFP]

Ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh say they have agreed to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire, a day after Azerbaijan began an offensive to take control of the contested enclave and demanded a full surrender.

The agreement for a ceasefire starting at 1pm local time [09:00 GMT] on Wednesday was also confirmed by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defence. The office of President Ilham Aliyev separately confirmed talks with Armenian separatists about “reintegration” with Azerbaijan on Thursday in the town of Yevlkah.

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