According to Pashinyan, the text of the joint statement is extremely painful for himself and the Armenian people, but the decision had to be made.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he has signed a statement with the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan on ending the Karabakh war.
Later, the Kremlin spokesman confirmed that the Russian and Azerbaijan Presidents and Armenia Prime Minister adopted a joint statement on the cessation of hostilities in Karabakh.
"Together with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, I have signed a statement on the termination of the Karabakh war from 01.00. The text of the statement that has already been published is unbelievably painful for me and [the Armenian] people", Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
According to the Armenian premier, he made the decision as a result of a "deep analysis of the military situation" in the region. He added he will address the nation soon.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday that his country would stop combat activities in Nagorno-Karabakh if Pashinyan guarantees that the Armenian troops will be withdrawn from the regions of Aghdam, Kalbajar and Lachin.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier Moscow does not support force as a means of resolving the crisis and called on the parties to an early cessation of hostilities.
Prior to that, the Azerbaijani side said it had seized control of the city of Shusha, the second largest town in Nagorno-Karabakh, as its forces were closing in on the capital of the self-proclaimed republic.
green_flash on November 9th, 2020 at 23:40 UTC »
Protesters in Yerevan have broken into the government building in response:
https://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1325943403469828099
Live stream from the building: https://news.am/arm/videos/40058.html
Pashinyan will no doubt have to resign, maybe even leave the country.
Update 1: According to this article, the protesters in Yerevan have dragged Ararat Mirzoyan - the President of the National Assembly - out of his car and beaten him up severely. Video (loud, distressing) here: https://twitter.com/raveenaujmaya/status/1325961608703713280
Update 2: The protesters have now entered parliament hall and demand that the military under General Onik Gasparyan should take over power and continue the war with Azerbaijan.
Update 3: A mob of 40 men has entered the office of Radio Free Europe in Yerevan and beaten up a journalist and a cameraman working there according to this tweet
Update 4: The injured President of the National Assembly (see Update 1) has been brought to a hospital and is undergoing surgery. He is NOT in a life-threatening condition at this moment according to Pashinyan.
green_flash on November 9th, 2020 at 23:14 UTC »
This is a translation of the agreement:
3rdOrderEffects on November 9th, 2020 at 22:43 UTC »
Incredible development. Significance of this cannot be understated.
This is not some small ceasefire. This is seismic.
It's an agreement between Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan that involves significant concession of territory and Russian peacekeepers in the region.