Russian Foreign Minister (C) chairs a meeting of Minister of Armenia (R) and Minister of Azerbaijan in Moscow.
Moscow:
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a ceasefire from noon on Saturday and to begin “substantive talks” on Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after marathon negotiations in Moscow.
Speaking after 11 hours of talks between the foreign ministers of the great enemies of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Lavrov said the warring parties agreed to a ceasefire from ” 12:00 p.m. on October 10 for humanitarian reasons “.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed to AFP that the ceasefire would begin at noon on Saturday.
During the ceasefire – negotiated by the International Committee of the Red Cross – the parties will exchange corpses and prisoners, Lavrov said, reading a statement.
“The concrete parameters of the ceasefire will be agreed separately,” the statement said.
The senior Russian diplomat also said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to start seeking a lasting solution to the territorial dispute.
“Azerbaijan and Armenia are starting substantive negotiations with the aim of reaching a peaceful settlement as soon as possible,” Lavrov told reporters, adding that these talks will be negotiated by the Minsk group of international negotiators.
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