Defense Ministry: Armenia and Azerbaijan cease fire on the border after negotiations with Shoigu Defense of Russia Sergei Shoigu. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to the statement of the Russian department, as a result of telephone conversations, the parties to the conflict took measures to stabilize the situation. At the moment, the fighting in the area of Mount Kilisali has stopped, the situation has returned to normal and is under control, the ministry said. It is noted that Shoigu called on the Ministers of Defense of Armenia and Azerbaijan Suren Papikyan and Zakir Hasanov to stop provoking a further aggravation of the conflict.
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The information on the cessation of fighting on the border was also confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. The Armenian department noted that the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border was stabilized thanks to the mediation of Russia. According to the ministry, according to the situation at 18:30, the situation is relatively calm. The Armenian Defense Ministry stressed that the fire on the border had stopped, and added that during the hostilities one serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces was killed, 12 soldiers were wounded.
On November 16, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that the Armenian military attacked Azerbaijani posts in the Kelbajar and Lachin regions of the republic. In turn, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that the Armenian military came under fire from the Azerbaijanis in the eastern direction of the border.
Key negotiations
On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and discussed with him the situation on the border of the two countries. The published statement of the Kremlin press service specifies that the conversation took place on the initiative of the Armenian side. During the conversation, Putin and Pashinyan paid attention to the situation that developed after a number of incidents between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “It was agreed to continue contacts in this regard,” the press service specified.
Later, Pashinyan revealed the details of his conversation with Vladimir Putin. According to the statement of the Armenian Cabinet of Ministers, the prime minister of the country, in an interview with Putin, presented the latest development of events on the border of the two countries. He stressed that the actions of the Azerbaijani military are aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia. The prime minister also noted the extreme importance of the Armenian-Russian partnership in the current conditions. In addition, at the meeting, Pashinyan reaffirmed Yerevan's commitment to the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021.
In addition to negotiations with the Russian president, Yerevan appealed to Moscow with an appeal to protect the territorial integrity of Armenia in accordance with the previously concluded bilateral agreement between the countries. Thus, Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan recalled the agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance, which was concluded in 1997 by the then presidents of Russia and Armenia Boris Yeltsin and Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
Public silence
Pashinyan also stated at a meeting of the Security Council against the background of the aggravation of the situation on the border that Azerbaijan aims to destroy the sovereignty of Armenia thanks to the silence of the international community. He stressed that Baku is trying to disrupt the implementation of the trilateral agreements on Karabakh. The head of the Armenian government added that although the republic is now in a difficult situation, he has already proved that one cannot speak with the language of force.
On November 9, 2020, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia signed a trilateral statement on a complete cessation of fire in Nagorno-Karabakh. The sides remained in their positions, later three more regions passed under the control of the Azerbaijani side. In addition, Russian peacekeepers entered the region.
In a comment to RIA Novosti, a State Department official noted that the United States is concerned about reports of renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He also said that Washington is in favor of an early end to the conflict and the resumption of negotiations. The United States calls on Yerevan and Baku to seek comprehensive solutions to all outstanding issues related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with the help of diplomacy, including under the auspices of the OSCE, the American diplomat said.