Russia, the United States and France call on foreign mercenaries to evacuate the Naka area immediately
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, December 3 (Reporter Wu Gang) The foreign ministers or deputy foreign ministers of Russia, the United States, and France, the co-chairs of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), issued a joint statement on the 3rd, calling on foreign mercenaries to leave immediately Nagorno-Karabakh (Naka) area.
According to the statement issued on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 3rd, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, US Deputy Secretary of State Biegen, and French Foreign Minister Le Drian welcomed the cessation of military activities in the Naka region and called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to continue to strictly abide by November 9. The Zhnaka region ceasefire agreement and the obligations stipulated in the previous ceasefire agreements, and calls on all foreign mercenaries to leave the Naka region immediately.
The three countries urge Armenia and Azerbaijan to use the current ceasefire to negotiate a long-term and sustainable peace agreement under the auspices of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, and call on international organizations including relevant UN agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The society has taken specific measures to improve the humanitarian situation in the Naka area and its surrounding areas through a coordinated approach.
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 due to the Naka issue, and armed conflicts have occurred from time to time.
On September 27 this year, Azerbaijan and Armenia broke out in a new round of conflict in the Naka region.
On November 9, the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a statement announcing a complete ceasefire in the Naka region from 0:00 Moscow time (5:00 Beijing time) on the 10th.
According to the statement, Azerbaijan and Armenia will exchange prisoners of war, other detainees and the remains of victims, and Russia will deploy peacekeepers in the Naka region.