Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 10 Oct 2020 by Alex Teddy
On October 10 at 12 noon a ceasefire took effect in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region. Moscow brokered talks on October 9. After 13 days of fighting the guns are silent. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was vital in securing the deal. He is half-Armenian. This ceasefire is a success for Moscow, which has underscored its indispensability in the region. Russia was worried about Turkey muscling in there. The Armenian Army has sustained 350 deaths which is over 1% of its strength. Tens of thousand of Armenian civilians fled from the conflict zone. The Azerbaijanis have not disclosed their military death toll. The Red Cross is organizing an exchange of prisoners and of corpses. The President of Azerbaijan said he is allowing Armenia a last chance to resolve the issue peacefully. He will be under pressure at home, where many are disappointed at his failure to retake Nagorno-Karabakh. The fighting was going fairly well for Azerbaijan, which had a lot of Turkish advice and equipment. Why did the Azerbaijanis stop? Perhaps something was said to them by the Russians.The US seemed indifferent to the conflict. The international community was concerned lest the conflict draw in other regional powers.

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