Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint center for monitoring and control over the ceasefire regime in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
“Negotiations have been completed on technical details regarding the establishment and principles of the joint Turkish-Russian center, and a memorandum has been signed,” the statement said.
The department added that the work is currently underway to ensure that the center was put into operation as soon as possible.
On September 27, military clashes broke out on the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. The clashes lasted six weeks. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the conflict 4,000 people were killed, including civilians, and another 8,000 were injured.
On November 10, Putin announced the signing of a statement together with Azerbaijan and Armenia on a complete ceasefire and all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict from 00:00 Moscow time on November 10, 2020. According to the agreement, the parties to the conflict stop at their positions. A Russian peacekeeping contingent is deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia.
According to the statement, Aghdam, Kelbajar and Lachin regions are being returned to Azerbaijan. The Lachin corridor, 5 km wide, which provides a link between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia and does not affect the city of Shusha, remains under the control of Russian peacekeepers.
