Lavrov, who mediated the negotiations in Moscow, announced the ceasefire at 3 am(midnight GMT) after 10 hours of talks with his Armenian and Azeri counterparts. He also said Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to start talks on the settlement of the conflict. Russia's top diplomat added that International Red Cross Committee would act as an intermediary in the humanitarian operation. The fighting is the worst since a 1991-94 war that killed about 30,000 people and ended with a ceasefire that has been violated repeatedly. Azerbaijan said on Friday that 31 Azeri civilians had been killed and 168 wounded since Sept 27.

Source: bd News24 October 10, 2020 00:45 UTC