Azerbaijan, Armenia Agree to Ceasefire Starting at Midnight
A mother mourns above the coffin of her child, killed during fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Stepanakert on Oct. 17.
Photographer: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
This article is for subscribers only.
Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a “temporary humanitarian ceasefire” that will take effect at midnight, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said in an email.
The agreement is to allow for the exchange of prisoners and recover the remains of soldiers killed during the fighting that erupted on Sept. 27.