Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal for breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh
Officials say Azerbaijan and Armenian forces have reached a cease-fire agreement to end two days of fighting in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region that has been a flashpoint for decades YEREVAN, Armenia -- Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach ed a cease-fire agreement Wednesday to end two days of fighting in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region that has been a flashpoint for decades, officials on both sides said. An hour after the truce was announced, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the intensity of the hostilities in the region “has decreased drastically.” Azerbaijani authorities said they had halted the Military operation launched a day earlier once separatist officials said they were laying down arms. Both sides in the conflict agreed to talks Thursday on the “reintegration” of the region into Azerbaijan. That, in addition to guarantees to lay down arms, was widely viewed as a victory for Baku. On Tuesday, Azerbaijan unleashed heavy artillery fire on Armenian p...