Russia says 'won't deploy peacekeeping forces until both Armenia and Azerbaijan agree'

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on October 30 said peacekeepers can only enter Karabakh if both Armenia and Azerbaijan give ir consent. In a bid to resolve Caucasus conflict, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashityan h, last week, urged Moscow, Washington and Paris to deploy forces in region. However, Pescov denied possibility saying that consent of both parties was needed.

“We have answered similar questions many times. Any peacekeepers are deployed to conflict area only with consent of both sides," Peskov told reporters when asked to comment on Pashinyan's statement. 

Broken ceasefires

most recent ceasefire agreement was brokered by US and signed on Sunday, October 25 after two previous Russian-backed ceasefire agreements failed. But even US-brokered ceasefire agreement was followed by reports that both countries violated it. 

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Armenia and Azerbaijan have clashed over disputed Nagor-Karabakh region for deces. Internationally, region is recognised to be a part of Azerbaijan but it is controlled by ethnic Armenians. It was only last month, on September 27,  that clashes between two countries intensified with hundreds of casualties on both sides. In latest developed, female fighters have joined Armenian side in an extraordinary show of valour. 

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International community has looked upon conflict with shocked responses and urged both countries to agree to a ceasefire and enter into dialogue. Even UN Secretary-General has weighed into conflict and h ‘welcomed’ last ceasefire agreement between two countries. Guterres also requested both parties to allow safe access to humanitarian workers in order to provide assistance to civilians in region.

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