Azerbaijani Presidents signs a deal that ensures the surrender of Armenian forces and the end of the war in Karabakh. Azerbaijani president says it is a 'historic day' and 'very happy' over the agreement.
Armenia agrees to surrender the province of Aghdam to Azerbaijan by November 20.
Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to Lachin corridor that will ensure the link between Karabakh Armenians and Armenia for 5 years.
Armenia agrees to surrender the province of Kelbajar by November 15, and agrees to surrender the province of Lachin to Azerbaijan by December 1.
Azerbaijani internally displaced people will return to Karabakh and other occupied regions under UN auspices.
Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to free transportation, including guarantees that Azerbaijanis will be able to travel by ground between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan (also Azerbaijani territory).
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says they were supposed to sign the peace deal through video conference between Armenian PM, Azerbaijani President and Russian President Putin. Armenian PM Pashinyan backed out in the last minute.
Aliyev says it is understandable because Armenian PM didn't want to sign his country's military capitulation on live TV.
Azerbaijani president shows his clenched fist and says Armenia surrendered because of ''this iron fist'', not over closed doors with meaningless negotiations.
Azerbaijani president says he signed the deal ''with great pride'' because it ends 30-year occupation without shedding any more blood. ''This is great glory,'' Aliyev said.
Aliyev says ''we took revenge for Khojaly massacre victims'' today. Khojaly is an Azerbaijani city that was completely massacred by Armenians in 1992.
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A lot of people have been asking me about the latest flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Here is what happened and why:
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Ironically, today's Armenia, including its current capital Yerevan were predominantly populated by Muslim Turks, or Azerbaijanis. After twin Iran-Russia wars in the early 1800s, the demographic landscape in the South Caucasus had been changed significantly.
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