Azerbaijan and Armenia agree on ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh from 12:00 on October 10, - stated Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergei Lavrov, after a meeting of Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs Ministers in Moscow.

Following the meeting, a joint statement was issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia noting that the parties had agreed on a ceasefire and the resumption of talks.

"The fire will be ceased for humanitarian purposes from 12:00 on October 10, with the aim of exchanging the bodies, prisoners of war and other detainees in accordance with the International Committee of the Red Cross and its regulations", - reads the statement.

According to the document, specific parameters of the ceasefire will be additionally agreed. In addition, the joint statement notes that the parties agreed to start substantive talks mediated by the representatives of the OSCE Minsk Group.

"The Republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia, mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and based on the principles of conflict resolution, are launching substantive talks to achieve a peaceful settlement as soon as possible", - reads the statement.

According to the same statement, the parties reaffirm their commitment to the current format of the negotiation process.

The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in Moscow lasted more than 10 hours. The meeting of Sergey Lavrov, Zograb Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bairamov was held behind closed doors. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan arrived in Moscow on October 9 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Russia.