Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to cease fire: Russia's Lavrov

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Armenia and Azerbaijan had agreed to a ceasefire, starting from 12.00pm on Saturday, local tine, 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 3.00am local time. He also said Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to start talks on the settlement of the conflict.

Reuters