Azerbaijan-Armenia: Protests erupt in Yerevan

Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh have agreed to dissolve their army and hand over their weapons under a ceasefire with Azerbaijan.

Baku launched “anti-terrorist operations” in the disputed territory yesterday, piercing the separatists’ defensive lines with artillery and drone attacks and seizing dozens of heights and strategic road junctions.

The self-proclaimed “Republic of Artsakh” said it had no choice but to cease hostilities from 1pm local time and accept the truce brokered by Russian peacekeepers.

The Nagorno-Karabakh army will disband and surrender all of its weapons and heavy equipment to Azerbaijan, it added.

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