The ceasefire agreement in Naqqa region takes effect
Xinhua News Agency, Tbilisi, October 10 (Reporter Li Ming) Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh (Naka) area that came into effect at 12:00 local time on the 10th.
After the ceasefire agreement took effect, both sides accused each other of launching attacks in violation of the agreement.
The website of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced that the Armenian army still attacked and shelled targets in Azerbaijan after the ceasefire agreement took effect.
The spokesperson of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Stepanyan, accused the Azerbaijani army of violating the ceasefire agreement by shelling targets in the Naka region.
Both sides denied the other side's allegations.
The foreign ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia issued a statement in Moscow on the 10th, stating that Azerbaijan and Armenia reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Naka region. The parties agreed to a ceasefire in the Naka region from 12:00 on October 10, local time. The exchange of prisoners of war and the remains of victims under the coordination of the committee.
Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out in a new round of conflict in the Naka region on September 27. Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement and taking the lead in launching a military offensive.
Over the past few days, conflicts have caused casualties, including civilians.
The Naka region is located in southwestern Azerbaijan, and its residents are mostly Armenians.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, war broke out in Azerbaijan and Armenia over the ownership of the Naka region.
In 1994, the two sides reached an agreement on a comprehensive ceasefire, but the two countries have been in a state of hostility over the Naqqa issue, and armed conflicts have occurred from time to time.