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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nagorno-Karabakh talks: separatists lay down arms amid fears of refugee crisis

Armenian civilians arrive at a Russian military base in  Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian civilians arrive at a Russian military base in Nagorno-Karabakh. Separatists in the region were expected to surrender their weapons on the weekend under a deal with Azerbaijan. Photograph: Russian Defence Ministry/AFP/Getty Images

Nagorno-Karabakh separatists were expected to lay down their arms on Saturday under an agreement reached with the Azerbaijan government following its lightning military offensive this week.

Moscow confirmed that the rebels had surrendered the first weapons on Friday and that the process is expected to continue through the weekend, with the help of Russian peacekeepers.

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