Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree to Ceasefire, State Department Says
- Truce to come into effect at 8 a.m. local time Monday
- Weeks of fighting over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
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Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a U.S.-brokered cease-fire in their five-week conflict over a disputed region, the State Department said on Sunday.
The two countries agreed to abide by the terms of a cease-fire negotiated in Moscow Oct. 10 as of 12:00 a.m. Monday in Washington, or 8 a.m. local time, after their foreign ministers met Saturday with Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, according to a joint statement.