Parties to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reach agreement to cease hostilities from 11:00 Moscow time - Armenian defense ministry

Parties to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reach agreement to cease hostilities from 11:00 Moscow time - Armenian defense ministry YEREVAN, April 5. /TASS/. The parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have reached an agreement to cease hostilities from 12:00 local time (11:00 Moscow time) on Tuesday, the Armenian defense ministry told TASS. Talks are currently underway on the details of the truce. The situation along the line of engagement of the conflicting parties in Nagorno-Karabakh deteriorated dramatically overnight to April 2. Following fierce armed clashes at the contact line, the parties to the conflict accused each other of violating truce. The conflict between neighboring Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up but was mainly populated by Armenians, broke out in the late 1980s. In 1991-1994, the confrontation spilled over into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and some adjacent territories. Thousands left their homes on both sides in a conflict that killed 30,000. A truce was called between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh republic on one side and Azerbaijan on the other in May 1994. Read more