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Wednesday 11 november 2020
Russian peacekeepers deploy to secure Nagorno-Karabakh truce

By DARIA LITVINOVA Armenian Prime Minister
MOSCOW (AP) — Dozens Nikol Pashinian said it was
of Russian peacekeepers "extremely painful for me
destined for Nagorno-Kara- personally and for our peo-
bakh began deploying ple," calling the situation a
Tuesday, hours after Arme- "catastrophe."
nia and Azerbaijan agreed But Pashinian said he was
to halt fighting over the left with no choice and the
separatist region and amid army had told him it was
signs the cease-fire would necessary to stop the fight-
hold where others hadn't. ing.
The truce came after sig- Azerbaijan's President Ilham
nificant advances by Aliyev called the agree-
Azerbaijani forces that the ment "a glorious victory."
Armenian-backed leader The pact was announced
of Nagorno-Karabakh said by President Vladimir Putin
made it impossible for his personally early Tuesday,
side to carry on. It was cel- several hours after Azerbai-
ebrated in Azerbaijan, but jan downed a Russian heli-
left Armenians bitter, and copter that was flying over
many stormed government Armenia, killing two crew
buildings overnight, de- This photo made from the footage provided by Russian Defense Ministry press service on in Tues- members aboard.
manding Parliament invali- day, Nov. 10, 2020 shows Russian military vehicles carry peacekeepers on their way to an airport The agreement calls for Ar-
date the agreement. in unknown place in Russia. menian forces to turn over
The two countries have Associated Press control of some areas it
been locked in a conflict held outside the borders of
over Nagorno-Karabakh seemed to come out well, dreds, possibly thousands, numerous territorial gains, Nagorno-Karabakh, includ-
for decades, and there though it remained to be dead. That includes some pressed its offensive deep- ing the Lachin region, which
were concerns the hos- seen if it would be able to 1,300 Nagorno-Karabakh er into the region and took the main road leading from
tilities could escalate and expand its influence by se- troops, according to the re- control of the city of Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh to Ar-
draw in Turkey, which threw curing a higher-profile role gion's officials, and scores strategically positioned on menia passes through. The
its weight behind Azerbai- in the peace process. of civilians on both sides. heights overlooking the agreement calls for the
jan, and Russia, which has Nagorno-Karabakh lies Several cease-fires an- regional capital of Step- road, the so-called Lachin
a security pact with Arme- within Azerbaijan but has nounced over the past six anakert. Corridor, to remain open
nia. been under control of weeks crumbled almost Nagorno-Karabakh's sepa- and be protected by Rus-
If the truce proves lasting, ethnic Armenian forces immediately, but the cur- ratist leader Arayik Haru- sian peacekeepers.
it would be a major dip- backed by Armenia since rent agreement appeared tyunyan admitted on Tues- It also calls for transport links
lomatic coup for Russia, a separatist war there end- to be holding, with neither day that "had the hostilities to be established through
which appears to have ed in 1994. Heavy fighting side reporting any more continued at the same Armenia connecting Azer-
brokered a deal where erupted in late September fighting since it came into pace, we would have lost baijan and its western
others failed and was in a — the biggest escalation force. all of Artsakh (an Armenian exclave of Nakhchivan,
tight spot since it has ties of the conflict in a quarter- It came days after Azer- name for Nagorno-Kara- which is surrounded by Ar-
with both sides. Turkey also century — and has left hun- baijan, which has claimed bakh) within days." menia, Iran and Turkey.q

Turkey's President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

make vital contributions to determined vision" for ex- tion to sanction Turkey.
world peace in the future, panding the ties between Some analysts think strains
as it has done so far," Er- the U.S. and Turkey dur- between Ankara and
dogan said in his congrat- ing his four years in office. Washington could deepen
ulatory message, made In his message, Erdogan under the presidency of
available by his office. also thanked Trump for his Biden, who takes a dimmer
Turkey was one of a hand- "warm friendship." view of Turkey's relations
ful of countries, along with Trump and Erdogan forged with Russia, its military inter-
Russia, that had not com- a strong personal relation- ventions in Syria and Libya,
mented on Biden's victory ship despite troubled ties and of Erdogan's increas-
since he was declared the between the two NATO ingly authoritarian tilt. Ear-
winner of the U.S. presiden- allies. Ankara and Wash- lier Tuesday, Turkish Foreign
tial election on Saturday. ington have been at odds Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
A senior Turkish official said over the past years over a said Turkey expects steps
Monday that Ankara would number of issues, including that would resolve issues
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a gath- wait until legal challenges on policy over Syria and that are "poisoning" ties with
ering of Turkish ambassadors, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Nov.
9, 2020. to the U.S. election results Turkey's decision to pur- the United States. Address-
Associated Press were resolved and for the chase Russia's advanced ing Turkish ambassadors
outcome to be finalized. It anti-aircraft missile systems, in Ankara, Cavusoglu said
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — to work closely with the was not clear what made which prompted Washing- there were a number of op-
Turkish President Recep new administration. Erdogan change his mind. ton to expel Turkey from portunities to help improve
Tayyip Erdogan congratu- "I believe that the strong Separately, Erdogan also its F-35 stealth fighter pro- the bilateral ties, including
lated President-elect Joe cooperation and the bond sent a message to Presi- gram. the two countries cooper-
Biden on Tuesday, express- of alliance between our dent Donald Trump thank- U.S. lawmakers have pres- ating to end the conflicts in
ing Turkey's determination countries will continue to ing him for his "sincere and sured the Trump administra- Syria and Libya.q