Amid the ongoing conflict in the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, the foreign ministers of Armenia and azerbaijan were invited to Moscow to hold negotiations regarding a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners and the bodies of those killed.
After 10 hours of negotiations in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Armenia and azerbaijan have agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, beginning 10 October to exchange prisoners and the bodies of those who were killed.
According to the statement, Baku and Yerevan agreed to start “substantive” talks on the Karabakh conflict.
The joint statement, cited by Lavrov, said that the specifics of the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh will be agreed on separately.
The statement also said that the sides had committed to keeping the format of the talks on Karabakh unchanged.
Traditionally, the internationally-recognized format of the talks has been the OSCE Minsk Group's co-chairmanship of Russia, the US and France.
Beginning 9 October, the trilateral talks lasted over 10 hours, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov negotiating a ceasefire in Karabakh with counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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