Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to cease fire -Russia's Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Armenia and Azerbaijan had agreed to a ceasefire, starting from 12:00 on Saturday (October 10), to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed in the conflict.

Saturday, October 10, 2020 07:57

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to cease fire -Russia's Lavrov

Lavrov made the statement after 10-hour-long talks with his Armenian and Azeri counterparts in Moscow around 3:00 in the morning local time. He also said Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to start talks on the settlement of the conflict.

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