Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to cease fire: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Armenia and Azerbaijan had agreed to a ceasefire, starting from 12:00 on Saturday, to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed in the conflict.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the statement after 10-hour-long talks with his Armenian and Azeri counterparts in Moscow around 3:00 in the morning local time (Photo: Reuters)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Armenia and Azerbaijan had agreed to a ceasefire, starting from 12:00 on Saturday, to exchange prisoners and bodies of those killed in the conflict.

Lavrov made the statement after 10-hour-long talks with his Armenian and Azeri counterparts in Moscow around 3:00 in the morning local time.

He also said Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to start talks on the settlement of the conflict.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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